1Is there ............... supermarket near your house?
Wrong!
Use "a" before the consonant sound in "supermarket" when you mean any supermarket.
2............... unemployed are losing hope.
Wrong!
Use "The" with an adjective to refer to a whole group of people.
3............... is a sailor.
Wrong!
Use "A cousin of mine" when you mean one of your cousins, not a specific one already known.
4Sam is ............... brother of Mary.
Wrong!
Use "the" because "brother of Mary" identifies a particular person.
5............... king of beasts.
Wrong!
Use "The lion is the" to refer to the animal species and its traditional unique title.
6...............
Wrong!
Use "The rich must help the poor" because "the" with these adjectives means groups of people.
7Can I have ............... copy of this book?
Wrong!
Use "a" when you mean one copy of the book.
8Yesterday I received ............... old friend.
Wrong!
Use "a letter from an" for one non-specific letter and one old friend.
9My sister wants to be ............... architect.
Wrong!
Use "an" before the vowel sound at the beginning of "architect".
10I have ............... singer.
Wrong!
Use "a cousin who wants to be a" when introducing one cousin and the job he or she wants.
11She is married to ............... eminent doctor.
Wrong!
Use "an" before the vowel sound at the beginning of "eminent".
12............... girl I met in the store was very pretty.
Wrong!
Use "The" because the clause "I met in the store" identifies a particular girl.
Answers
- Is there a supermarket near your house?
- The unemployed are losing hope.
- A cousin of mine is a sailor.
- Sam is the brother of Mary.
- The lion is the king of beasts.
- The rich must help the poor.
- Can I have a copy of this book?
- Yesterday I received a letter from an old friend.
- My sister wants to be an architect.
- I have a cousin who wants to be a singer.
- She is married to an eminent doctor.
- The girl I met in the store was very pretty.
