Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article or determiner.
1. I bought ..................... new car yesterday.
Correct!
Wrong!
The article a is used here because we do not say which car.
2. ...................... watch that he is wearing is expensive.
Correct!
Wrong!
We are talking about a particular watch here; hence, we use the.
3. ........................ baby that is she is carrying in her arms is her niece.
Correct!
Wrong!
We are talking about a particular baby; hence, we use the.
4. Either you or .......................... am mistaken.
Correct!
Wrong!
A pronoun used as the subject of the verb should be in its subject form.
5. It is not ......................... fault.
Correct!
Wrong!
Her is the possessive adjective; hers is a possessive pronoun.
6. ........................... bag is this?
Correct!
Wrong!
Who's means who is or who has.
7. I don't have ...................... energy left in me.
Correct!
Wrong!
Energy is an uncountable noun; use much with it.
8. Can you recommend ........................... good dentist?
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Either a or any is possible here because we are not talking about any particular dentist.
9. I couldn't find ........................... mushrooms.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use any in negatives.
10. ......................... dogs have separation anxiety.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use many with plural nouns.
11. Not ........................... people are kind to animals.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. She has got ........................... friends in the city.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a few before a noun without a determiner.
Answers
- I bought a new car yesterday.
- The watch that he is wearing is expensive.
- The baby that she is carrying in her arms is her niece.
- Either you or I am mistaken.
- It is not her fault.
- Whose bag is this?
- I don’t have much energy left in me.
- Can you recommend a /any good dentist?
- I couldn’t find any mushrooms.
- Many dogs have separation anxiety.
- Not all people are kind to animals.
- She has got a few friends in the city.
