Fill in the blanks.
1I like to listen to old songs on ...............
Wrong!
2She is studying law at ...............
Wrong!
Articles are not used with nouns referring to institutions when we are talking about the activity going on there.
3Who is playing ...............?
Wrong!
Articles are always used with the names of musical instruments.
4I met him at ...............
Wrong!
Here the library is a meeting place. It is used with the article the.
5I went to ............... to see them off.
Wrong!
6I met ............... yesterday.
Wrong!
Minister is a singular countable noun; we need an article with it. Here the definite article the is used to give the impression that the listener knows which minister the speaker is talking about.
7She lives in ...............
Wrong!
Articles are not used before place names.
8Some of my friends have moved to ...............
Wrong!
Articles are used with place names if they include the words United or Republic.
9We cannot survive without ...............
Wrong!
Water is an uncountable noun. No article is used with it.
10Do you like ...............?
Wrong!
Cheese is uncountable; also we are not talking about any particular cheese here; so no article is used.
11The children are playing in ...............
Wrong!
We are talking about a particular park here; so we use the.
12She was born in ...............
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I like to listen to old songs on Either could be used here
- She is studying law at university
- Who is playing the violin?
- I met him at the library
- I went to the airport to see them off.
- I met the minister yesterday.
- She lives in America
- Some of my friends have moved to the USA
- We cannot survive without water
- Do you like cheese?
- The children are playing in the park
- She was born in Mexico
