1.
Children need to visit ___ dentist every six
months.
2.
There is no vaccination against ___ chicken pox.
3.
We expect to have ___ cure in the next 10 years.
4.
This fireplace is made of ___ marble.
5.
He is hoping to continue his study in ___ United
States.
6.
Have you met ___ new Finance Director?
7.
What time do you have ___ lunch?
8.
What did you think of ___ church you visited?
9.
He was sent to ___ prison.
10.
He was reading ___ Straits Times.
11. Where is the local history meeting? In ___ school.
12. His father is ___ MP.
13. She can play ___ violin very well.
14. He said that he could not accept ___ charity.
Answers
1)
the
2)
nil
3)
a
4)
nil
5)
the (some geographical names (especially plurals) take
the definite article)
6)
the
7)
nil (Meals don't generally take an article unless
for emphasis; The dinner she prepared was wonderful!)
8)
the (church,
hospital, school only take articles when we visit for a purpose other than that
they were intended for-so I went to church would be for purposes of worship)
9)
nil (prison,
church, school, hospital don't need the article if you are there as an 'inmate'
we would use the if we are only visiting; I'm going to the prison to see Mr
James.)
10)
the newspapers need
the in their titles
11)
the If we are not going
there for the normal purpose of education, we should insert the.
12)
an
13)
the Musical
instuments take the
14)
nil Abstract nouns don't usually take an article
unless we wish to make it specific; the charity given by the mother's union is
always welcome.
1)
In my school, I met ___ four-year-old boy.
2)
He is ___ youngest man to win the award.
3)
Let’s sail to ___ Pacific.
4)
We finally arrived in ___ Singapore.
5)
He has been sailing since ___ age of seven.
6)
He was given ___ permission to miss school.
Answers 1) a
2) the 3) nil 4) nil 5) the
6) the
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