Fill in the blanks.
1I absolutely love ............... .
Wrong!
Use "cats" because the sentence is about cats in general.
2............... are waiting for food.
Wrong!
Use "The cats" because the sentence refers to particular cats we can identify.
3............... often rush about.
Wrong!
Use "Children" because the sentence is about children in general.
4I took ............... to the park.
Wrong!
Use "the children" because the speaker means particular children.
5Do you believe that ............... should be paid more?
Wrong!
Use "doctors and teachers" because the question is about these jobs in general.
6............... are on strike.
Wrong!
Use "The teachers" because the sentence refers to a particular group of teachers.
7I love all ............... .
Wrong!
Use "music" because the sentence is about music in general.
8It was an average movie, but ............... was good.
Wrong!
Use "the music" because the sentence means the music in that particular movie.
9............... isn’t very good for you.
Wrong!
Use "Salt" because the sentence is about salt in general.
10Can you pass ...............?
Wrong!
Use "the salt" because the speaker means the salt on the table or nearby.
11I don’t like ............... .
Wrong!
Use "coffee" because the sentence is about coffee in general.
12I really loved ............... we had after lunch.
Wrong!
Use "the coffee" because the sentence refers to the particular coffee they had after lunch.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I absolutely love cats.
- The cats are waiting for food.
- Children often rush about.
- I took the children to the park.
- Do you believe that doctors and teachers should be paid more?
- The teachers are on strike.
- I love all music.
- It was an average movie, but the music was good.
- Salt isn’t very good for you.
- Can you pass the salt?
- I don’t like coffee.
- I really loved the coffee we had after lunch.
