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