Fill in the blanks with an article or another determiner.
1Yesterday I had ............... strange experience.
Wrong!
Use "a" before a singular countable noun when you introduce one nonspecific experience.
2I saw ............... German tourists in the store.
Wrong!
Use "some" with plural countable nouns in affirmative sentences.
3He has ............... keen eye for detail.
Wrong!
Use "a" in the fixed expression "a keen eye for detail".
4He was ............... only child of a rich merchant.
Wrong!
Use "the" because the phrase identifies a specific only child.
5............... person who died yesterday was a heart patient.
Wrong!
Use "The" because the relative clause identifies a specific person.
6............... film that we saw yesterday was interesting.
Wrong!
Use "The" because "that we saw yesterday" identifies a particular film.
7The tea is very strong, so add ............... more milk to it.
Wrong!
Use "some" for an indefinite amount of milk.
8Can I have ............... apples?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "some" and "a few" are natural in a polite request for a small number of apples.
9I saw ............... elephant in the zoo.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "an" and "the" can be used, depending on whether the elephant is new information or already identified.
10Don’t make ............... noise because I must get some sleep.
Wrong!
Use "any" in a negative command before an uncountable noun.
11The Sahara is ............... desert.
Wrong!
Use "a" before the singular countable noun "desert" when classifying the Sahara.
12There is a school for ............... deaf in this city.
Wrong!
Use "the" in "the deaf" to refer to deaf people as a group.
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- 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 rich merchant.
- The person who died yesterday was a heart patient.
- The film that we saw yesterday was interesting.
- The tea is very strong, so add some more milk to it.
- Can I have some / a few apples?
- I saw an / the elephant in the zoo.
- Don’t make any noise because I must get some sleep.
- The Sahara is a desert.
- There is a school for the deaf in this city.