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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