Using the
Most names of countries are used without the, but some countries and other names have the before them.
---> the United States/ the U.S., the United Kingdom/ the U.K., the Philippines, the Netherlands.
Adjectives referring to countries and languages
-ish: Spanish, British, Irish, Polish, Danish, Turkish
-(i)an: Canadian, Brazilian, American, Korean, Venezuelan, Mexican
-ese: Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Taiwanese
-i: Israeli, Iraqi, Kuwaiti, Pakistani, Yemeni, Bangladeshi
-ic: Icelandic, Arabic
Nationalities
Some nationalities have nouns for referring to people.
----> a Spaniard, a Filipino, a Turk, a Swede, a Dane, a Briton, an Arab
For most nationalities we can use the adjective as a noun.
---> a Canadian, a German, an Italian, a Greek, an African
Some need woman/man/person added to them ( you can't say"a Dutch"), so if in doubt, use them.
---> a Dutch man, a Swiss woman, an Irish person
World regions
Here are the major regions.
-North America
-the Arctic
-the Caribbean
-Latin America
-Scandinavia
-Europe
-the Middle East
-North Africa
-Southern Africa
-Asia
-the Far East
-Australia
-the Antarctic
-the Atlantic Ocean
-the Indian Ocean
-the Pacific Ocean
Peoples and races
People belong to ethnic groups and regional groups such as African-Americans, Asians, and Latin Americans. They speak dialects as well as languages. Everyone has a native language, or first language; many have second and third languages. Some people speak more than one language fluently and are bilingual or multilingual.
Countries, nationalities, and laguages
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Using the
Most names of countries are used without the, but some countries and other names have the before them.
---> the United States/ the U.S., the United Kingdom/ the U.K., the Philippines, the Netherlands.
Adjectives referring to countries and languages
-ish: Spanish, British, Irish, Polish, Danish, Turkish
-(i)an: Canadian, Brazilian, American, Korean, Venezuelan, Mexican
-ese: Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Taiwanese
-i: Israeli, Iraqi, Kuwaiti, Pakistani, Yemeni, Bangladeshi
-ic: Icelandic, Arabic
Nationalities
Some nationalities have nouns for referring to people.
----> a Spaniard, a Filipino, a Turk, a Swede, a Dane, a Briton, an Arab
For most nationalities we can use the adjective as a noun.
---> a Canadian, a German, an Italian, a Greek, an African
Some need woman/man/person added to them ( you can't say"a Dutch"), so if in doubt, use them.
---> a Dutch man, a Swiss woman, an Irish person
World regions
Here are the major regions.
-North America
-the Arctic
-the Caribbean
-Latin America
-Scandinavia
-Europe
-the Middle East
-North Africa
-Southern Africa
-Asia
-the Far East
-Australia
-the Antarctic
-the Atlantic Ocean
-the Indian Ocean
-the Pacific Ocean
Peoples and races
People belong to ethnic groups and regional groups such as African-Americans, Asians, and Latin Americans. They speak dialects as well as languages. Everyone has a native language, or first language; many have second and third languages. Some people speak more than one language fluently and are bilingual or multilingual.
Most names of countries are used without the, but some countries and other names have the before them.
---> the United States/ the U.S., the United Kingdom/ the U.K., the Philippines, the Netherlands.
Adjectives referring to countries and languages
-ish: Spanish, British, Irish, Polish, Danish, Turkish
-(i)an: Canadian, Brazilian, American, Korean, Venezuelan, Mexican
-ese: Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Taiwanese
-i: Israeli, Iraqi, Kuwaiti, Pakistani, Yemeni, Bangladeshi
-ic: Icelandic, Arabic
Nationalities
Some nationalities have nouns for referring to people.
----> a Spaniard, a Filipino, a Turk, a Swede, a Dane, a Briton, an Arab
For most nationalities we can use the adjective as a noun.
---> a Canadian, a German, an Italian, a Greek, an African
Some need woman/man/person added to them ( you can't say"a Dutch"), so if in doubt, use them.
---> a Dutch man, a Swiss woman, an Irish person
World regions
Here are the major regions.
-North America
-the Arctic
-the Caribbean
-Latin America
-Scandinavia
-Europe
-the Middle East
-North Africa
-Southern Africa
-Asia
-the Far East
-Australia
-the Antarctic
-the Atlantic Ocean
-the Indian Ocean
-the Pacific Ocean
Peoples and races
People belong to ethnic groups and regional groups such as African-Americans, Asians, and Latin Americans. They speak dialects as well as languages. Everyone has a native language, or first language; many have second and third languages. Some people speak more than one language fluently and are bilingual or multilingual.