1My son loves ............... .
Wrong!
Use "horses" with no article to talk about horses in general.
2My sister is ............... .
Wrong!
Use "a journalist" to describe one person's job.
3Please don't use your nail as ............... screwdriver.
Wrong!
Use "a" before a singular countable noun when it means any one example.
4Can you recommend ............... good dentist?
Wrong!
Use "a" when asking for one good dentist, not a specific dentist already known.
5............... must have patience.
Wrong!
Use "A teacher" to mean any teacher as a representative of the group.
6............... usually start talking at around 18 months old.
Wrong!
Use "Children" with no article to talk about children in general.
7Did you lock ............... door?
Wrong!
Use "the" because the listener knows which door is meant.
8We hired ............... to go to Mangalore.
Wrong!
Use "a taxi" when introducing one non-specific taxi.
9What did you do with ............... vacuum cleaner I lent you?
Wrong!
Use "the" because "I lent you" identifies the vacuum cleaner.
10Did you enjoy ...............?
Wrong!
Use "the party" when both speaker and listener know which party is meant.
11I am ............... youngest in my family.
Wrong!
Use "the" before a superlative adjective such as "youngest".
12We went to ............... school.
Wrong!
Use "the same" because "same" normally takes "the".
Done.
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Answers
- My son loves horses .
- My sister is a journalist .
- Please don’t use your nail as a screwdriver.
- Can you recommend a good dentist?
- A teacher must have patience.
- Children usually start talking at around 18 months old.
- Did you lock the door?
- We hired a taxi to go to Mangalore.
- What did you do with the vacuum cleaner I lent you?
- Did you enjoy the party?
- I am the youngest in my family.
- We went to the same school.
