Таблиця з основними правилами використання нульового та визначеного артиклів "Zero Article or Definite Article"

Zero article (-)

Definite article (the)

Surname

Trump

The Trumps

Family name

Title + Name

Queen Elizabeth

The Queen

The Prince of Wales

Title

Nationalities with plural forms

Ukrainian -> Ukrainians, German -> Germans

The Japanese, the French, the Spanish

Nationalities without plural forms

Streets

Wall Street, Madison Avenue

The High Street, the London road, the A5

Exceptions

Parks

Hyde Park

-

Cities

Kyiv, Paris

The Hague

Exception

Regions, States

Kyiv Region, California

-

Countries

Armenia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Poland, France, Japan, Italy, Turkey

The Netherlands, the USA, the UK, the Roman Empire, the Chinese Republic

Countries in plural or w/ republic/ kingdom/ empire

Continents

Asia, Europe, Antarctica

The South

Cardinal directions

Planets, stars

Mars, Venus

The Earth, the Moon, the sky, the Sun, the Eiffel Tower

Unique objects

Beaches

Miami Beach

The Sahara

Deserts

Islands

Coney Island

The Philippines

The group of islands

Mountains

Hoverla, Everest

The Carpathians, the Himalayas

Mountain ranges

Lakes

Synevyr, Svitiaz

The Great Lakes

The lake of Michigan

The group of lakes

-

The Panama canal

Rivers / canals -> seas -> oceans

Bridges

Tower Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge, the Severn Bridge

Exceptions

-

The Titanic

Ships

Airports

Heathrow

The Globe, the British Museum, the San Diego Zoo

Cinemas, theatres, museums, galleries, zoos

Railway stations

Victoria Station

The Hilton, the Tourist

Hotels

Colleges, universities

London University

The University of London

Name of college/ university + of

Exception

World War II

The Middle Age, the Renaissance

Historical periods and events

Subjects

Maths, Physics, Geography

The Constitution

Historical documents

Languages

English, Ukrainian, Japanese

The English language, the Chinese language

Language + language

Magazines

Vogue, Sports

The New York Times, the Kyiv Post

Newspapers

(play) + sport

(play) football, (play) video games

(play) the piano, (play) the cello,

the tango

(play) + musical instrument, dances