a/an: when we mention sth for the first time, with singular nouns only, the: when we mention sth for the second time, with singular and plural nouns, when sth is unique (the Moon, the Earth etc), directions (on the left, on the right, at the corner), names of the countries with states, federations, plural countries etc. (the USA, ), with group of mountains, islands (the Hawai, the Alps etc), hotels, theatres, museums, e.g. the Hilton, the British Library, peoples, e.g. the Chinese, the French, mountain ranges, rivers, canals, seas, oceans, deserts, e.g. the Alps, the Thames, the Gobi, no article: with groups in general (Dogs are smarter than cats), with people's names (Kevin, Sue etc), with single names of countries (Ukraine, Uganda, France etc), with names of rivers, lakes, single mountains and islands (Thames, Como, Everest etc), mountains, lakes, e.g. Everest, Lake Geneva, streets, parks, squares, stations, airports, e.g. Central Park, Heathrow Airport, nationalities and languages, e.g. French, Spanish,

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