Fill in the blanks with an article or another determiner.
1. Yesterday I had …………………….. strange experience.
Wrong!
Use 'a' to mean one.
2. I saw ……………………. German tourists in the store.
Wrong!
Use some in affirmative sentences.
3. He has ………………………….. keen eye for detail.
Wrong!
4. He was ……………………… only child of …………………….. rich merchant.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Write 'the only child'. A rich merchant means any rich merchant. The rich merchant means a particular merchant.
5. ……………………… person who died yesterday was ……………………… heart patient.
Wrong!
6. ………………….. film that we saw yesterday was interesting.
Wrong!
We are talking about a particular film here; hence use the.
7. ……………………… tea is very strong. You must add ………………………. more milk to it.
Wrong!
8. Can I have ……………………… apples?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Some or a few is possible here.
9. I saw ……………………. elephant in ……………………. zoo.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
An elephant means 'one' elephant. It can be any elephant. When we say the elephant, we are talking about a particular elephant.
10. Don’t make ………………………. noise. I must get …………………….. sleep.
Wrong!
11. People ride camels in ………………………… desert.
Wrong!
12. There is ……………………. school for …………………….. deaf in this city.
Wrong!
The deaf means all deaf people.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Yesterday I had a strange experience.
- I saw some German tourists in the store.
- He has a keen eye for detail.
- He was the only child of a/the rich merchant.
- The person who died yesterday was a heart patient.
- The film that we saw yesterday was interesting.
- The tea is very strong. You must add some more milk to it.
- Can I have some apples?
- I saw an/the elephant in the zoo.
- Don’t make any noise. I must get some sleep.
- People ride camels in a/the desert.
- There is a school for the deaf in this city.
