Question

Have you ever been to _ Sicily? a the 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. 1

Accepted Answer

4 an — articles

Task	Have you ever been to _ Sicily?
Answer	4
a	a
b	an
c	the
d	—
comment	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.
topic	articles
level	1

Article Definite Individual Islands Sicily Prince Edward Java