Question

Fill in the blank with the appropriate article, a, an, or the, or leave the space blank if no article is needed. 1. I want ____ apple from that basket. 2. ____ church on the corner is progressive. 3. Miss Lin speaks ____ Chinese. 4. I borrowed ___ pencil from your pile of pencils and pens. 5. One of the students said, "____ professor is late today." 6 Eli likes to play ____ volleyball. 7. I bought ____ umbrella to go out in the rain. 8. My daughter is learning to play ____ violin at her school. 9. Please give me ____ cake that is on the counter. 10. I lived on ____ Main Street when I first came to town. 11. Albany is the capital of ____ New York State. 12. My husband's family speaks ____ Polish. 13. ____ apple a day keeps the doctor away. 14. ____ ink in my pen is red. 15. Our neighbors have ____ cat and ____ dog.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. I want an apple from that basket.

2. The church on the corner is progressive.

3. Miss Lin speaks Chinese. (no article needed)

4. I borrowed a pencil from your pile of pencils and pens.

5. One of the students said, "The professor is late today."

6. Eli likes to play volleyball. (no article needed)

7. I bought an umbrella to go out in the rain.

8. My daughter is learning to play the violin at her school.

9. Please give me the cake that is on the counter.

10. I lived on Main Street when I first came to town. (no article needed)

11. Albany is the capital of New York State. (no article needed)

12. My husband's family speaks Polish. (no article needed)

13. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

14. The ink in my pen is red.

15. Our neighbors have a cat and a dog.

Answer 2

The answers are as follows:

1. an

2. The

3. No article required

4. a

5. The

6. No article required

7. an

8. the

9. the

10. the

11. the

12. No article required

13. An

14. The

15. a, a

Articles

• Articles constitute the three words- a, an, and the.

• Articles are present in a sentence to give the nouns their particular identity. Articles mark the singularity or the uniqueness of a noun. It also forms a part of the speech.

• A and an are used to mean singular things. 'An' is placed before any word starting with a vowel sound.

• 'The' is used to mention any unique noun.