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