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2 February
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What's the reason you should use the definite article with plural lakes, mountains, and islands while you don't use it when they are singular?
What's the reason you should use the definite article with plural lakes, mountains, and islands while you don't use it when they are singular?
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@PerfectHexagon I’m not sure what you mean by Long Lakes. If it’s the name of a lake we frequently don’t use THE and it’s capitalized
Caspian Lake
Lake Mead
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We do use them with the singular
I’m going to the lake this weekend.
The mountain is very high!
The island is a paradise.
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@PerfectHexagon I’m not sure what you mean by Long Lakes. If it’s the name of a lake we frequently don’t use THE and it’s capitalized
Caspian Lake
Lake Mead
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