I have noticed that when articles of a law are mentioned in a text there is no definite article. For example, it is usually "Article 4" and not "the Article 4". Would some please explain me the rule? I am also wondering for chapters of a book. Should I write "Chapter 4", or "the Chapter 4".
Thank you in advance!
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Best Answer
Proper nouns don't need articles.
Would you really consider saying even "the Mr Jones", let alone "the The church of England"?
"Article 4" and "Chapter 4" are titles in the same way that Mr Jones or InNopi are titles and do not normally need articles.
Rather rarely, we might say something like "this Mr Smith is not the same as that Mr Smith and neither of them is the Mr Smith who punched you in the nose" but that's clearly contradistinction, which follows different rules.
"This Mr Smith" in that context is not at all the same as, for instance, "This is Mr Smith…"