Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article.
1............... tact would have saved the situation.
Wrong!
"A little" means some tact, which would have helped in the situation.
2Of the three, opera, movies, and music, the ............... is his favorite.
Wrong!
"Last" refers to the final item in a list of three or more things.
3............... book you mention is out of print.
Wrong!
"The" points to the specific book that the listener has mentioned.
4I dislike ............... fellow.
Wrong!
"The" refers to a particular fellow already known from the context.
5............... darkest cloud has a silver lining.
Wrong!
"The" is used before the superlative adjective "darkest".
6Banaras is ............... holy city.
Wrong!
"A" introduces Banaras as one example of a holy city.
7Aladdin had ............... magic lamp.
Wrong!
"A" introduces the magic lamp as one thing that Aladdin had.
8............... scheme failed for want of support.
Wrong!
"The" refers to a particular scheme known from the context.
9............... people want a new system.
Wrong!
"Most" is used directly before a plural noun when speaking generally.
10............... these doors leads to the hall.
Wrong!
"Neither of" is used before a determiner plus plural noun.
11............... the green apples were given to Sarah.
Wrong!
"Six of" is used before a determiner plus plural noun.
12............... of my friends smoke.
Wrong!
"None" is the correct pronoun before "of my friends".
Answers
- A little tact would have saved the situation.
- Of the three, opera, movies, and music, the last is his favorite.
- The book you mention is out of print.
- I dislike the fellow.
- The darkest cloud has a silver lining.
- Banaras is a holy city.
- Aladdin had a magic lamp.
- The scheme failed for want of support.
- Most people want a new system.
- Neither of these doors leads to the hall.
- Six of the green apples were given to Sarah.
- None of my friends smoke.