--instructions--

Listen to the audio and answer the question below.

--questions--

--text--

Is Jake correct to leave out an article before Europe and North America?

--answers--

No, he should say the Europe and the North America.

--feedback--

This is incorrect - continent names don't take the.

Yes, because names of continents don't need articles.

No, he should say some Europe and some North America.

--feedback--

This is not natural English for continents or regions.

Yes, but only because they are both in the same sentence.

--feedback--

The sentence structure doesn't affect the article use. It's about the type of noun.

--video-solution--

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--explanation--

Zero article is used with most continent and country names: Europe, Asia, North America, Germany, etc.

The is used with groups or plural names, like: the Netherlands, the United States, or the Philippines.

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