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Definite, indefinite and no article
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Definite, Indefinite and Zero Article
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Definite, indefinite or no article.
Choose 'a', 'an', 'the' or no article for the following sentences
1. Robert and Jessica went to
a
an
the
-
party last night.
2. She has
a
an
the
-
apple every morning for
a
an
the
-
breakfast.
3. Can you tell me how to get to
a
an
the
-
cinema from here?
4. She had
a
an
the
-
very fat dog.
5. I don’t understand
a
an
the
-
rules of this game.
6. I love
a
an
the
-
Chilean food!
7. I always wanted to visit
a
an
the
-
England.
8. Do you want to play
a
an
the
-
game?
Choose 'a', 'an', 'the' or no article for the following sentences in the paragraph
I was born in Seattle, Washington. Seattle is (1)
a
an
the
-
city in the United States. It is near (2)
a
an
the
-
border of Canada. I live in (3)
a
an
the
-
town called Olympia,
in
(4)
a
an
the
-
house in (5)
a
an
the
-
street in the countryside. (6)
a
an
the
-
street is called "Bear
Street" and (7)
a
an
the
-
house is beautiful but very old - more than 200 years old! I am (8)
a
an
the
-
English teacher at
(9)
a
an
the
-
school in the center of (10)
a
an
the
-
town. I like books and taking photographs. I usually
have (11)
a
an
the
-
lunch at 1pm and go home by car. We have all kinds of food in Olympia.
I like (12)
a
an
the
-
Italian food very much. Sometimes, I go to (13)
a
an
the
-
Italian restaurant in
Seattle. (14)
a
an
the
-
restaurant is called "Luigi's". Italian food is great!
•
In conclusion...
'A'
'An'
'The'
'No article'
is used to refer to a specific object.
•
'A'
'An'
'The'
No article
is used to refer to one of a number of the same objects which begins with a
vowel
,
but if it begins with a
consonant
, we use
'A'
'An'
'The'
No article
.
•
When we talk about things in general or proper nouns, we use
'a'
'an'
'the'
no article
.
