Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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I was looking at a map and it said the names of oceans as 'Pacific Ocean', 'Atlantic Ocean', and like. I know if you use them in a sentence, a normal name pattern would be with the English article 'the' like this:
I crossed the Atlantic Ocean by boat.
But when you ask a question like this, would the articles remain intact?
What is the ocean that touches your country to its left?
Atlantic Ocean. Or the Atlantic Ocean??
How about the case of a school building named after a person?
Please name a builing in your university?
John Doe Hall Or the John Doe Hall
I crossed the Atlantic Ocean by boat.
But when you ask a question like this, would the articles remain intact?
What is the ocean that touches your country to its left?
Atlantic Ocean. Or the Atlantic Ocean??
How about the case of a school building named after a person?
Please name a builing in your university?
John Doe Hall Or the John Doe Hall
Top answer
The question : What is the ocean that touches your country to its left ? The article the has been used. So the answer is supposed to be Atlantic Ocean .
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The question : What is the ocean that touches your country to its left ? The article the has been used. So the answer is supposed to be Atlantic Ocean.
There is no need to add an article to a person's name. John Doe Hall is fine.
We use article ( the ) only to separate the one from the rest when there are other options.
There is no need to add an article to a person's name. John Doe Hall is fine.
We use article ( the ) only to separate the one from the rest when there are other options.
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