Question

We travelled to __ Netherlands last year. an — No article is used when we refer to a country with a single name (except The Gambia) or with merged single-named states Bosnia and Herzegovina: Japan, Mongolia, Canada, France, Egypt, etc. We use ‘the’ before countries (1) with plural names (the Philippines, the Maldives, the Netherlands); (2) with names containing a noun stating the kind of state (the Republic, the Democratic, the State(s), the Union, the Confederation, the Kingdom, the Commonwealth, the Principality). Therefore, we are to choose ANSWER 3 (the).

Accepted Answer

a the c

Question	We travelled to __ Netherlands last year.
A	a
B	an
C	the
D	—
Answer	c
Remark	No article is used when we refer to a country with a single name (except The Gambia) or with merged single-named states Bosnia and Herzegovina: Japan, Mongolia, Canada, France, Egypt, etc. We use ‘the’ before countries (1) with plural names (the Philippines, the Maldives, the Netherlands); (2) with names containing a noun stating the kind of state (the Republic, the Democratic, the State(s), the Union, the Confederation, the Kingdom, the Commonwealth, the Principality). Therefore, we are to choose ANSWER 3 (the).

Names Travelled Netherlands Year C Article Refer Country