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Using Articles With Country Names
Using Articles With Country Names
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Using articles with country names seems difficult. But really it is not. There 3 clear rules that I can give
you to help you know when you should use articles with country names.
For example, the United States of America has the common noun ‘States’ in its name, so we need to use
‘The’.
Here is another example: The Islamic Republic of Iran contains the common noun ‘Republic’, so we
need to use ‘The’.
Below is a list of some more common country names that have common nouns and use the article ‘The’:
Rule 2:‘the’ is used before any country name if the name contains ‘of’.
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Using Articles with Country Names - 07-15-2014
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(Island nations)
The Maldives
Rule 1 is that we use ‘The’ if the county’s name includes a common noun.
Rule 2 is ‘The’ is used before any country name if the name contains ‘of’.
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