Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article.
1We need ............... computer with ................ huge memory.
Wrong!
2Why are you talking in such ............... loud voice?
Wrong!
3Don't walk on ............... grass.
Wrong!
4The car may need ............... new engine.
Wrong!
5Your room is ............... mess.
Wrong!
6We ought to invite ............... Bidens this weekend.
Wrong!
7We lost ............... watch.
Wrong!
A is also possible here. When we say the watch, we are talking about a particular watch. When we say a watch, we are talking about any one watch.
8It doesn't matter whether you win or lose. Make sure that you have ............... good time.
Wrong!
9Have you got ............... time?
Wrong!
10It takes only ............... few minutes to finish this job.
Wrong!
11He took ............... letter from ................... pile on his desk.
Wrong!
All of these are possible here with slightly different meanings.
12Everyone had ............... good time at ................. party.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- We need a, a computer with ……………. huge memory.
- Why are you talking in such a loud voice?
- Don’t walk on the grass.
- The car may need a new engine.
- Your room is a mess.
- We ought to invite the Bidens this weekend.
- We lost the watch.
- It doesn’t matter whether you win or lose. Make sure that you have a good time.
- Have you got the time?
- It takes only a few minutes to finish this job.
- He took a, the letter from ………………. pile on his desk.
- Everyone had a, the good time at …………….. party.
