Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article.
1I want to talk to ............... manager.
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2She arrived here in ............... morning.
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3............... apple .............. day keeps ............. doctor away.
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4She told me ............... secret.
Select 2 answers.
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Either a or the is possible here with slightly different meanings.
5They are throwing ............... party tomorrow.
Select 2 answers.
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Either could be used here. When you say 'a party', the listener doesn't know which party you are talking about. When you say 'the party', the listener knows which party you are talking about.
6............... prizes were distributed by ................. chief guest.
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7I don't know ............... answer.
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8It took me ............... hour to finish the job.
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9It is time you found ............... good job.
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10They elected him ............... president.
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11We would like you to sing ............... song.
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12It is ............... finest resort in town.
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Use the with superlatives.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I want to talk to the manager.
- She arrived here in the morning.
- An, a, the apple ………….. day keeps …………. doctor away.
- She told me a/the secret.
- They are throwing a/the party tomorrow.
- The, the prizes were distributed by …………….. chief guest.
- I don’t know the answer.
- It took me an hour to finish the job.
- It is time you found a good job.
- They elected him the president.
- We would like you to sing a song.
- It is the finest resort in town.
