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22 questions linked to/from Definite article before schools, colleges, and universities
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Do I need "the" before the name of my university? [duplicate]
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Definite article before proper nouns
I was updating my LinkedIn tagline and thinking about whether I should put the article before the name of the university.
Student at ...
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When is there a "the" at the beginning of a university's name? [duplicate]
When is there a "the" at the beginning of a university's name?
For Example,
Cornell University or the Cornell University,
Brown University or the Brown University,
Johns Hopkins University or the ...
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Is there a rule of thumb when to use "the" in front of universities? [duplicate]
I am writing biographies for some of my doctors. I have asked several people and have received several different answers. Here are a couple examples: Lee is a 2005 graduate of the University of ...
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Do I need "the" before the name of my university in the header? [duplicate]
Do I need "the" before the name of my university in the header?
Header:
Politechnika Wroclawska - name of university in my language
(the Wroclaw University of Technology) - translated name of ...
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'the' before university names [duplicate]
Guess I will multiply threads, but sorry, I'm still confused:
at Jan Kazimierz University in Lwow
or
at the Jan Kazimierz University in Lwow
I've found the second one more common, though I feel ...
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Should I use a "the" in front of this proper noun? [duplicate]
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Definite article before proper nouns
Do I always have to put definite article "THE" in front of the name of university? For example,
Kiev National University
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THE Kiev ...
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University names? [duplicate]
I have some questions concerning names of university.
What is the difference between "The Poznan University of Life
Sciences" and "Poznan University of Life Sciences"?
Are there any grammatical ...
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Why there is "the" before some names but not others [closed]
Is there a rule beyond the common "no the with proper nouns and names" for the following problem?
I saw the Empire State Building.
We went to the White House.
We saw the Golden Gate ...
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Using the definite article with acronyms and initialisms
I'm wondering when to use or not to use the definite article, when using acronyms or initialisms in a sentence. Is there a rule for this, or does it depend on the context?
For example, let's look at ...
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Why does "The Punisher" get an article in his name and "Spiderman" doesn't?
Why not
Punisher vs. The Spider-man
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Is the word "the" used however we feel like? Could I call them "Punisher" and "The Spider-man"?
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Adjective with proper noun
Rephrasing the entire question:
Do we use the article "the" when we use an adjective with a proper noun? Which of these is correct, and why?
The terrible Mr. Brown set my boat on fire.
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Article before newspaper name
Suppose the name of a newspaper is Pirate Times, without an article. Which of the following is then correct, and why?
During the recent General Assembly, Pirate Times met…
During the recent ...
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Why does English use definite articles before certain proper nouns, such as the names of ships?
Over on English Language Learners, a non-native speaker asked a question about adding "the" before movie titles.
I wanted to tell him or her that the rule in English is not to add a definite article ...
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using (or not) "The" before the name/title of the non-goverment organization
I'll be very grateful if you could help me solving this problem:
Should a definite article be used before the name of the non-goverment organization?
In a printed poster of an event, should an ...
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Why isn't 'the' used before 'Big Ben'?
The article 'the' is used when talking about monuments, the White House, the Houses of Parliament, so why is it not used when speaking about Big Ben in London?
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