fredag 29 april 2011

When do you use "The" and when can you skip the article?

When you write English there are instances when you must use an article and when you should not. The rule is that when you write about a general situation you don't use the article. Look at the gaps below where yo also get a chance to practice "a" and "an":

Use the, a/an or no article before these nouns:
1. _____________ vegetables are good for the health.
2. The world is getting smaller because of _________________airplane.
3. ___________ wheel was an important invention.
4. ____________ athlete has to practice very hard to win.
5. ____________supermarket sells not only ___________groceries, but also___________
liquor, ___________ plants and ___________ magazines.
6. ___________ newspaper is one of the most widespread media of communication.
7. ___________ computer is doing much of the work that humans used to do.
8. ___________ computers are useful.
9. ___________ good engineer must have a good knowledge of mathematics and physics.
10. ___________ university is a place where both ___________ student and ___________
teacher learn.
11. It has been proven that ___________ cigarettes are bad for the health.
12. ___________ Americans are proud of their diverse ethnic heritage.
13. ___________ American should try to learn more than just his own language.
14. ___________ American male has had a fifty-year long love affair with the car.
15. ___________ politician must put in hours of campaigning in order to win a race.
16. ___________ politician who spent the most in the last race won by a "landslide".
17. ___________ politicians spend far to much on their campaigns.
18. ___________ politicians who voted for spending restrictions lost their races.
19. ___________ shopping mall is rapidly taking the place of "Main Street, USA".
18. ___________ shopping mall can offer everything from exercise to entertainment.
(Answers: 1. 0, 2. the 3. the 4. An 5. A, 0,0,0,0 6. The 7. The 8. 0 9. A, 10. A, the, the 11. 0 12. 0 13. An
14. The 15. A 16. The 17. 0 18. The 19. The 20. A)

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