Articles : Place names and ‘the’
Plurals: the Alps, the Bahamas, the Netherlands
‘adjective + place’ : the Black Sea, the Middle East, the West End (but NOT where (place’ is a country or continent: Northern Italy)
Phrases with ‘of’: the houses of Parliament, the South of France
Political constitutions : the Irish Republic, the United Kingdom (the UK), the United States (the US)
Rivers and canals: the Danube, the Suez Canal
Oceans and seas: the Atlantic, the Mediterranean
Roads with numbers: the A8
Theatres and at galleries : the Scala, the Louvre
Hotels: the Marriott (Hotel)
Famous buildings: the Eiffel Tower, the Tay Mahal, the White House
‘adjective + place’ : the Black Sea, the Middle East, the West End (but NOT where (place’ is a country or continent: Northern Italy)
Phrases with ‘of’: the houses of Parliament, the South of France
Political constitutions : the Irish Republic, the United Kingdom (the UK), the United States (the US)
Rivers and canals: the Danube, the Suez Canal
Oceans and seas: the Atlantic, the Mediterranean
Roads with numbers: the A8
Theatres and at galleries : the Scala, the Louvre
Hotels: the Marriott (Hotel)
Famous buildings: the Eiffel Tower, the Tay Mahal, the White House