Fill in the blanks with an article with or without the.
1She is afraid of ............... .
Wrong!
Use "cockroaches" because plural nouns are used without "the" when we mean them in general.
2............... are paid more than teachers.
Wrong!
Use "Celebrities" because we are talking about famous people in general.
3............... demonstrated considerable expertise.
Wrong!
Use "The young doctor" because the sentence refers to one particular doctor.
4............... usually rush about.
Wrong!
Use "Children" because the sentence talks about children in general.
5I was looking after my nephews all morning. ............... loved the park.
Wrong!
Use "The children" because the second sentence refers back to a particular group already mentioned.
6Where are ............... ?
Wrong!
Use "the others" when you mean the remaining people in a known group.
7She doesn't think about ............... .
Wrong!
Use "others" when you mean other people in general.
8I love all ............... .
Wrong!
Use "music" because the speaker means music in general.
9It was a mediocre movie, but ............... was good.
Wrong!
Use "the music" because it means the music in that particular movie.
10You should cut down on ............... if you want to lose weight.
Wrong!
Use "sugar" because the advice is about sugar in general.
11Please pass ............... .
Wrong!
Use "the salt" because the speaker means the particular salt on the table.
12............... always talk about the weather.
Wrong!
Use "English people" when making a general statement about people from England.
13I love meeting ............... at parties.
Wrong!
Use "new people" because the speaker means unfamiliar people in general.
Done.
Score: 0/13
Answers
- She is afraid of cockroaches .
- Celebrities are paid more than teachers.
- The young doctor demonstrated considerable expertise.
- Children usually rush about.
- I was looking after my nephews all morning. The children loved the park.
- Where are the others ?
- She doesn’t think about others .
- I love all music .
- It was a mediocre movie, but the music was good.
- You should cut down on sugar if you want to lose weight.
- Please pass the salt .
- English people always talk about the weather.
- I love meeting new people at parties.
