Question

Have you ever been to _ Sicily? an — We do not use the definite article ‘the’ with individual islands: Prince Edward Island, Java, Sumatra,Panay, Bali, Cebu, Sardinia etc. But we do use the definite article ‘the’ with groups of islands: theCanaries, the Pacific Islands, the Frisian Islands (or the Wadden Islands).In the test sentence ‘Have you ever been to _ Sicily?’ we are given the name of the individual Italian island Sicily. Thus, we cannot use any article with it. Therefore, we are to choose ANSWER 4.

Accepted Answer

a the d

Question	Have you ever been to _ Sicily?
A	a
B	an
C	the
D	—
Answer	d
Remark	We do not use the definite article ‘the’ with individual islands: Prince Edward Island, Java, Sumatra,Panay, Bali, Cebu, Sardinia etc. But we do use the definite article ‘the’ with groups of islands: theCanaries, the Pacific Islands, the Frisian Islands (or the Wadden Islands).In the test sentence ‘Have you ever been to _ Sicily?’ we are given the name of the individual Italian island Sicily. Thus, we cannot use any article with it. Therefore, we are to choose ANSWER 4.

Article Definite Individual Islands Sicily D Prince Edward