Упр.8 Юнит 4.4 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 11 класс
The definite article
Complete with the where necessary. Give reasons.
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- Thai people call ___ Bangkok, ___ capital city of ___ Thailand, Krung Thep, which means ‘City of Angels’.
- The river that runs through ___ Amsterdam is called ___ Amstel.
- Around 15 million people from ___ UK go on package holidays every year.
- ___ Museo Nacional del Prado in ___ Madrid opened in ___ 1819.
- ___ MGM Grand Las Vegas is ___ biggest hotel in ___ USA with 5,700 guest rooms and suites.
- Venice has sunk 25 cm into ___ sea over ___ last 100 years.
- ___ Copacabana Hotel in ___ Rio became famous after Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers danced there in ___ film Flying Down to Rio.
- ___ statue of Christ on ___ Corcovado Mountain is 38 metres tall.
- ___ tall black hats worn by ___ guards at ___ Buckingham Palace are called bearskins.
1) Thai people call the Bangkok, the capital city of — Thailand, Krung Thep which means ‘City of Angels’.
2) The river that runs through — Amsterdam is called the Amstel.
3) Around 15 million people from the UK go on package holidays every year.
4) The Museo Nacional del Prado in — Madrid opened in — 1819.
5) The MGM Grand Las Vegas is the biggest hotel in the USA with 5,700 guest rooms and suites.
6) Venice has sunk 25 cm into the sea over the last 100 years.
7) The Copacabana Hotel in — Rio became famous after Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers danced there in the film Flying Down to Rio.
8) The statue of Christ on — Corcovado Mountain is 38 metres tall.
9) The tall black hats worn by the guards at — Buckingham Palace are called bearskins.
Reasons: we use the with unique things, rivers, seas, countries with initials, superlatives, and some place names; we do not use an article with most cities, mountains, and years.
