Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article.
1. Is there ………………………. post office in this village?
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a to mean one.
2. ………………….. rich should help ………………….. poor.
Correct!
Wrong!
The rich means all rich people; the poor means all poor people.
3. …………………… harder you work, …………………….. greater your chances of success.
Correct!
Wrong!
In this structure, the is used in both clauses.
4. I saw ………………….. dog on ………………….. street.
Correct!
Wrong!
When we are talking about a person / thing for the first time, we use a. Here we use the street because we are talking about a street that is known to both the speaker and the listener.
5. ……………………. dog that I saw on the street had …………………….. piece of bread in his mouth.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the to talk about a particular person, thing or animal.
6. Brutus is ……………………… honorable man.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use an before vowel sounds.
7. James, …………………… son of my neighbors, is a hard working guy.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. …………………… apple a day keeps ………………………. doctor away.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. Man is ………………………. only animal that uses fire.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. We expect the train to be ……………………… hour late.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. Ravi is ……………………… most intelligent boy in my class.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. I borrowed ………………………… book from the library.
Correct!
Wrong!
A book means one book; the book is a particular book.
Answers
- Is there a post office in this village?
- The rich should help the poor.
- The harder you work, the greater your chances of success.
- I saw a dog on the street.
- The dog that I saw on the street had a piece of bread in his mouth.
- Brutus is an honorable man.
- James, the son of my neighbors, is a hard working guy.
- An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
- Man is the only animal that uses fire.
- We expect the train to be an hour late.
- Ravi is the most intelligent boy in my class.
- I borrowed a book from the library.
