How to use the article "the", I'm confused.
I'm confused by the two sentences， let me write these down.
1.
I arrived in the USA last Monday.
2.
We left Rome, flew over the Alps and made a quick stop in London.
Could you tell me that why should I use "the" int the first sentence, but in the second, there is no "the" before Rome and London?
Thank you very much.
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You actually do need to use "the" for the first sentence specifically because if you expanded USA, it would be United States of America. It would sound awkward if you only said: "I arrived in United States of America last Monday." Normally, you do not use "the" before a proper noun, but some countries/union of states require it e.g. USA, UK, Netherlands etc.
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In sentence number 1, you don't need to add "the" anymore.
The correct sentence would be,
I arrived in USA last Monday.
"The" is used when you want to describe something.
eg. The dinner party last night was delicious.
"The" can also be used to represent something.
eg. This is the place I was talking about last night.
So basically in your two sentences, number 2 is correct but number 1 is wrong.
In number 1, "The" is not needed.
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