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Compare:
She’s been appointed (the) head of the company.
and
I’m a production manager at Fino (may be more
than one production manager).
Use THE for following words Don’t use THE for the following
words
Ocean, river, sea, gulf, lake: Lake: Lake Toba, Lake Ontario
The Pacific Ocean, The Jakarta
Gulf, the Great Lakes
Mountains: The Rocky Mountains Mount: Mount Merapi, Mount
Bromo
Sun, Moon: The Sun, The Moon Planets: Mars, Mercurius
University, school: University, school:
Use THE whenever those words No THE whenever those words
used at the beginning: used at the end:
The University of Chicago, The Bandung Islamic University,
College of Business Business Collage
Ordinal Number before noun: Cardinal Number after noun:
The second world war Chapter Five, World War Two
Country in writing more than one Country in writing only one
syllable: syllable:
The United States, The Central Indonesia, France, Singapore
African Republic
BOB COLLINS
: A PROFILE
Bob Collins
recently be
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appointed (2 v e rnment, bein
) …… Ministe g
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…… professio areer. He wa
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considering h s,
most skilful im to be (4)
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ry, he becam r
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as offered th ears
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upermarket c ( 8)
He became ( hains in coun
9) …….. Mem try.
in 1990. be r of Parliamen
t
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