The Use of Articles with Other Proper Names

1) a) with nationality words when the adjective ends in - sh, - ch, - ese, or - ss: the British, the Dutch, the Chinese, the Swiss (referring to the group as a whole)

b) the same meaning is expressed by plural nationality nouns with the orwithoutit: (the) Americans, (the) Russians, (the) Italians.

2) with historical references: the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Dark Ages, the Bronze Age; but: Ancient Greece, Medieval Europe, Roman Britain, pre-war Germany, post-war France.

3) with historical events: the Industrial Revolution, the Civil War, the Great Patriotic War.

4) with public bodies and political institutions: the Army, the Government, the Police, the Supreme Council, the High Court; the House of Commons/Lords, the Foreign Ministry; but: Parliament, Congress.

5) before the names of the universities with of: the University of Edinburgh, the University of London; but: London University, Moscow University.

6) before some places, buildings with of: the Bank of England, the House of Parliament, the Tower of London.

7) with pubs: the White Horse, the Green Rider, the Three Mariners.

8) with cinemas: the Odeon, the Gaumont, the Classic.

9) with hotels, restaurants, theatres, hospitals: the Savoy (Hotel), the Ritz (Hotel), the Bombay Restaurant, the Coliseum (Theatre), the London Hospital. Butif a place-name includes another name no article is used: Bertram's Hotel, Leon's (Restaurant) Her Majesty's Theatre, Guy's (Hospital), Covent Garden, Carnegie Hall.

10) with museums and galleries: the British Museum, the Fine Arts Museum, the Tate Gallery, the National Gallery.

11) with names of ships and trains: the Titanic, the Queen Elizabeth, the Orient Express.

NOTE: Spacecraft tend to have no article: Challenger, Shuttle, Apollo, Soyuz.

12) with newspapers: the Times, the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph.

13) with the names of musical groups which have a plural noun: the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, the Eagles, but: Pink Floyd, Queen, Smokey.

14) with names of sporting events: the Olympic Games, the World Cup, the Cup Final, the Grand National, the British Open. But names taken from the place where the event occurs take no article: Wimbledon (for tennis), Ascot and Epsom (for horse-racing events).

15) with titles of stories and novels: " The Lord of the Flies" by W. Golding, " The Catcher in the Rye" by D. Salinger, " The Apple Tree" by J.Galsworthy.

2. No article is used: