Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article.
1. He told me ……………………… interesting story yesterday.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a/an to mean one. A singular countable noun requires an article.
2. He has ………………….. keen eye for detail.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. ……………………. life is complicated.
Correct!
Wrong!
We do not normally use an article with uncountable nouns when we are talking about things in general.
4. …………………… minister ordered ………………………. official inquiry into ……………………… incident.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. He has no interest in …………………….. politics.
Correct!
Wrong!
We do not normally use articles with the names of subjects.
6. She learned ………………………… philosophy at university.
Correct!
Wrong!
We do not normally use articles with the names of subjects.
7. Raju is …………………….. accomplished cook. ………………………. dinner he gave us yesterday was delicious.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. I reserved ……………………. table for three.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. ................................ suspect was taken into …………………………. custody.
Correct!
Wrong!
Suspect is a singular countable noun; we have to use an article with singular countable nouns; there is no article in the expression take into custody.
10. …………………………. person who died in ……………………… riot was ……………………. social activist.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use the to identify someone. A/an is an indefinite article and it does not mention who we are talking about.
11. …………………….. tea is very strong. Please pour some more milk into it.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. What ……………………… pity that you failed ……………………….. test.
Correct!
Wrong!
The correct expression is what a pity.
Answers
- He told me an interesting story yesterday.
- He has a keen eye for detail.
- Life is complicated.
- The minister ordered an official inquiry into the incident.
- He has no interest in politics.
- She learned philosophy at university.
- Raju is an accomplished cook. The dinner he gave us yesterday was delicious.
- I reserved a table for three.
- The suspect was taken into custody.
- The person who died in the riot was a social activist.
- The tea is very strong. Please pour some more milk into it.
- What a pity that you failed the test.
