Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article.
1Yesterday I heard ............... interesting story which is …………………… best I have ever heard.
Wrong!
A/An can mean one; use the before superlatives.
2I saw ............... pretty woman in the store.
Wrong!
When it is not clear which person or thing we are talking about, we use a.
3Ceylon is ............... island in ……………………….. Indian Ocean.
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Use a with the meaning of one.
4He has ............... keen eye for detail.
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5He was ............... only child of ……………………… rich merchant.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
6We expect ............... official inquiry into the incident.
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7............... person who died yesterday was …………………………. heart patient.
Wrong!
Use the to talk about a particular person; use a when you are not talking about anyone in particular.
8Son, ‘I want ............... pencil.’ Mother, ‘Where is ………………………… pencil I gave you yesterday?’
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Use a when you are talking about a person or thing for the first time; use the in subsequent references to that person or thing.
9I saw ............... old man. He was carrying ………………………… umbrella.
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10I saw ............... rhino in …………………….. zoo.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
11May is ............... hottest month of ………………………. year.
Wrong!
Use the with superlatives.
12There is ............... school for ……………………………… blind in this city.
Wrong!
The blind means all blind people; a school means one school.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Yesterday I heard an, the interesting story which is …………………… best I have ever heard.
- I saw a pretty woman in the store.
- Ceylon is an, the island in ……………………….. Indian Ocean.
- He has a keen eye for detail.
- He was the, the/the, a only child of ……………………… rich merchant.
- We expect an official inquiry into the incident.
- The, a person who died yesterday was …………………………. heart patient.
- Son, ‘I want a, the pencil.’ Mother, ‘Where is ………………………… pencil I gave you yesterday?’
- I saw an, an old man. He was carrying ………………………… umbrella.
- I saw a, the/a, an rhino in …………………….. zoo.
- May is the, the hottest month of ………………………. year.
- There is a, the school for ……………………………… blind in this city.
