Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article.
1I love ............... .
Wrong!
Use "cats" to talk about cats in general.
2Have you fed ...............?
Wrong!
Use "the cats" because the speaker means specific cats known in the situation.
3............... are curious.
Wrong!
Use "Children" to talk about children in general.
4Don't forget to fetch ............... from school.
Wrong!
Use "the kids" because the speaker means specific children known to both people.
5I love reading ............... .
Wrong!
Use "detective novels" to talk about that type of book in general.
6Please bring me ............... on the table.
Wrong!
Use "the books" because "on the table" identifies specific books.
7............... is nutritious.
Wrong!
Use "Milk" to talk about milk in general.
8I drank ............... .
Wrong!
Use "the milk" because the sentence refers to specific milk already known from context.
9Is there ............... on the moon?
Wrong!
Use "water" to ask about water in general.
10............... in the pond is dirty.
Wrong!
Use "The water" because "in the pond" identifies specific water.
11I talked to ............... waiting outside.
Wrong!
Use "the man" because the speaker means a specific man identified by the phrase after the noun.
12............... I borrowed from the library was about aliens.
Wrong!
Use "The book" because the relative clause identifies a specific book.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I love cats .
- Have you fed the cats?
- Children are curious.
- Don’t forget to fetch the kids from school.
- I love reading detective novels .
- Please bring me the books on the table.
- Milk is nutritious.
- I drank the milk .
- Is there water on the moon?
- The water in the pond is dirty.
- I talked to the man waiting outside.
- The book I borrowed from the library was about aliens.
