Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article.
1. ………………… teacher needs patience.
Correct!
Wrong!
We can use a/an to talk about any member of a class.
2. I lost ……………………. book which I borrowed from you.
Correct!
Wrong!
We are talking about a particular book here; hence we use the.
3. ………………….. spider has eight legs.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. ……………………. Nile is the longest river in the world.
Correct!
Wrong!
Articles are used with the names of rivers.
5. There is ………………….. library in the town.
Correct!
Wrong!
A can be used in the numerical sense of one.
6. It was ……………………… finest day of my life.
Correct!
Wrong!
The article the is used before superlatives.
7. She can play …………………… piano.
Correct!
Wrong!
The article the is used with the names of musical instruments.
8. Should ……………………. police carry guns?
Correct!
Wrong!
The article the is often used to refer to certain well-known groups of people.
9. …………………… baby cow can stand as soon as it is born.
Correct!
Wrong!
A singular countable noun requires an article or another determiner with it.
10. I prefer ……………………. country to ……………………. town.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use the with expressions referring to the physical environment.
11. English people always talk about ………………….. weather.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. I watched ……………………. movie yesterday.
Correct!
Wrong!
We do not say which movie it was. Hence we use the indefinite article a here.
Answers
- A teacher needs patience.
- I lost the book which I borrowed from you.
- A spider has eight legs.
- The Nile is the longest river in the world.
- There is a library in the town.
- It was the finest day of my life.
- She can play the piano.
- Should the police carry guns?
- A baby cow can stand as soon as it is born.
- I prefer the country to the town.
- English people always talk about the weather.
- I watched a movie yesterday.
