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 mean one nonspecific thing.
2I saw ............... German tourists in the store.
Wrong!
Use "some" with plural countable nouns in affirmative sentences.
3He has ............... keen eye for detail.
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "a" keen eye for detail.
4He was ............... rich merchant.
Wrong!
Use "the only child of a" because "only child" is specific and "rich merchant" is singular and nonspecific.
5............... heart patient.
Wrong!
Use "The person who died yesterday was a" because the relative clause identifies the person and "heart patient" is singular and nonspecific.
6............... film that we saw yesterday was interesting.
Wrong!
Use "The" because the phrase "that we saw yesterday" identifies a particular film.
7............... more milk to it.
Wrong!
Use "The tea is very strong, so add some" because the tea is specific and the amount of milk is indefinite.
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 ............... zoo.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "an elephant in the" and "the elephant in the" are possible, depending on whether the elephant is being introduced or already known.
10Don’t make ............... sleep.
Wrong!
Use "any noise because I must get some" because "any" is used in the negative command and "some" means an unspecified amount.
11The Sahara is ............... desert.
Wrong!
Use "a" before the singular countable noun "desert" when classifying the Sahara.
12There is ............... deaf in this city.
Wrong!
Use "a school for the" because the school is one of possibly several schools and "the deaf" means deaf people as a group.
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 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 elephant in the / 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.
