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Three Basic Rules for Articles

Amy Tserenkova 11 questions

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  1. 1We use "the" when we talk about specific, definite things.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  2. 2We use "a" or "an" when we talk about things that are not specific.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  3. 3Once upon a time, [blank_start]a[blank_end] princess was sitting by [blank_start]a[blank_end] lake. She was playing with [blank_start]a[blank_end] golden ball. Suddenly, [blank_start]the[blank_end] golden ball fell into [blank_start]the[blank_end] lake. [blank_start]The[blank_end] princess was very sad. Suddenly [blank_start]a[blank_end] frog came out of [blank_start]the[blank_end] lake and sat beside [blank_start]the[blank_end] princess. [blank_start]The[blank_end] frog promised to fetch [blank_start]the[blank_end] golden ball and [blank_start]the[blank_end] princess was very happy!
    1. Aa
    2. Ban
    3. Cthe
    4. Da
    5. Ean
    6. Fthe
    7. Ga
    8. Han
    9. Ithe
    10. Ja
    11. Kan
    12. Lthe
    13. Ma
    14. Nan
    15. Othe
    16. PA
    17. QAn
    18. RThe
    19. Sa
    20. Tan
    21. Uthe
    22. Va
    23. Wan
    24. Xthe
    25. Ya
    26. Zan
    27. AAthe
    28. ABA
    29. ACAn
    30. ADThe
    31. AEa
    32. AFan
    33. AGthe
    34. AHa
    35. AIan
    36. AJthe
  4. 4We use "the" with things that are unique, which means that they are the only one.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  5. 51. [blank_start]The[blank_end] mayor spoke to reporters at [blank_start]the[blank_end] airport today.
    2. [blank_start]A[blank_end] member of Parliament talked about ways to save [blank_start]the[blank_end] environment.
    3. My brother and sister work for [blank_start]the[blank_end] government. She is [blank_start]a[blank_end] lawyer and he is [blank_start]an[blank_end] accountant.
    4. [blank_start]The[blank_end] Earth orbits [blank_start]the[blank_end] Sun in 365 days. [blank_start]The[blank_end] moon orbits [blank_start]the[blank_end] Earth in 27 days.
    5. His father is [blank_start]a[blank_end] captain in [blank_start]the[blank_end] Navy. His mother is [blank_start]a[blank_end] major in [blank_start]the[blank_end] Army.
    1. AA
    2. BAn
    3. CThe
    4. Da
    5. Ean
    6. Fthe
    7. GA
    8. HAn
    9. IThe
    10. Ja
    11. Kan
    12. Lthe
    13. Ma
    14. Nan
    15. Othe
    16. Pa
    17. Qan
    18. Rthe
    19. Sa
    20. Tan
    21. Uthe
    22. VA
    23. WAn
    24. XThe
    25. Ya
    26. Zan
    27. AAthe
    28. ABA
    29. ACAn
    30. ADThe
    31. AEa
    32. AFan
    33. AGthe
    34. AHa
    35. AIan
    36. AJthe
    37. AKa
    38. ALan
    39. AMthe
    40. ANa
    41. AOan
    42. APthe
    43. AQa
    44. ARan
    45. ASthe
  6. 6We use "the" with superlatives because they are the only one - they are unique!
    For example: He is the tallest person in our family.
    She is the best singer in the school.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  7. 71. What is [blank_start]the[blank_end] best food you have ever tasted?
    2. What is [blank_start]the[blank_end] most interesting book you have ever read?
    3. Who is [blank_start]the[blank_end] strangest person you have ever met?
    4. What is [blank_start]the[blank_end] most beautiful country you have ever visited?
    5. What is [blank_start]the[blank_end] funniest movie you have ever seen?
    1. Aa
    2. Ban
    3. Cthe
    4. Da
    5. Ean
    6. Fthe
    7. Ga
    8. Han
    9. Ithe
    10. Ja
    11. Kan
    12. Lthe
    13. Ma
    14. Nan
    15. Othe
  8. 8We usually use "the" when places or things are named.
    (the Amazon River, the Eiffel Tower, the Pacific Ocean)
    We also use "the" for plural names or groups of things.
    (the Rocky Mountains, the Canary Islands, the Baltic States)
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  9. 91. [blank_start]the[blank_end] Atlantic Ocean
    2. [blank_start]the[blank_end] Baltic Sea
    3. [blank_start]the[blank_end] Mississippi River
    4. [blank_start]...[blank_end] Manhattan Island
    5. [blank_start]...[blank_end]Lake Superior
    6. [blank_start]the[blank_end] United Nations
    7. [blank_start]the[blank_end] United Kingdom
    8. [blank_start]the[blank_end] European Union
    9. [blank_start]...[blank_end] Beaver Mountain
    1. Aa
    2. Ban
    3. Cthe
    4. D(no article)
    5. Ea
    6. Fan
    7. Gthe
    8. H(no article)
    9. Ia
    10. Jan
    11. Kthe
    12. L(no article)
    13. Ma
    14. Nan
    15. Othe
    16. P(no article)
    17. Qa
    18. Ran
    19. Sthe
    20. T(no article)
    21. Ua
    22. Van
    23. Wthe
    24. X(no article)
    25. Ya
    26. Zan
    27. AAthe
    28. AB(no article)
    29. ACa
    30. ADan
    31. AEthe
    32. AF(no article)
    33. AGa
    34. AHan
    35. AIthe
    36. AJ(no article)
  10. 10When you talk about plural or uncountable nouns in general, don't use an article.
    For example: Apples are my favorite fruit.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse

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