Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article.
1He told me ............... interesting story yesterday.
Wrong!
Use a/an to mean one. A singular countable noun requires an article.
2He has ............... keen eye for detail.
Wrong!
3............... life is complicated.
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.
Wrong!
5He has no interest in ............... politics.
Wrong!
We do not normally use articles with the names of subjects.
6She learned ............... philosophy at university.
Wrong!
We do not normally use articles with the names of subjects.
7Raju is ............... accomplished cook. ………………………. dinner he gave us yesterday was delicious.
Wrong!
8I reserved ............... table for three.
Wrong!
9............... suspect was taken into …………………………. custody.
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.
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.
Wrong!
12What ............... pity that you failed ……………………….. test.
Wrong!
The correct expression is what a pity.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He told me an interesting story yesterday.
- He has a keen eye for detail.
- No article life is complicated.
- The, an, the minister ordered ………………………. official inquiry into ……………………… incident.
- He has no interest in No article politics.
- She learned No article philosophy at university.
- Raju is an, The accomplished cook. ………………………. dinner he gave us yesterday was delicious.
- I reserved a table for three.
- The, no article suspect was taken into …………………………. custody.
- The, the, a person who died in ……………………… riot was ……………………. social activist.
- The tea is very strong. Please pour some more milk into it.
- What a, the pity that you failed ……………………….. test.
