Fill in the blanks. Use a, an, or the where it is necessary. 14
Mary is from 1) __X____ England. She’s got 2) __________ brother and 3) ________ two sisters. They
live with 4) _________ their family in 5) ____________ small, but 6_ __________ very comfortable
cottage near 7)___________ London. Mary has lots of hobbies. She likes 8) ____________ tennis of and
she plays 9)________piano. Mary’s family has 10) _________ big garden. Mary always takes her dog for
11) _______ walk in 12) _________ garden. 13) _____ dog’s name is 14) _______ Charlie.
Answers
Mary is from 1) __X____ England. She’s got 2) a brother and 3) ____X___ two sisters. They
live with 4) _____X____ their family in 5) _____a______ small, but 6_ ____X______ very comfortable
cottage near 7)_____X______ London. Mary has lots of hobbies. She likes 8) ______X______ tennis of and
she plays 9)____the____piano. Mary’s family has 10) ____a____ big garden. Mary always takes her dog for
11) __a____ walk in 12) _____the___ garden. 13) ___The__ dog’s name is 14) ____X___ Charlie.
Answer:
Mary is from England. She’s got a brother and two sisters. They live with their family in a small, but very comfortable cottage near London. Mary has lots of hobbies. She likes tennis of and she plays the piano. Mary’s family has a big garden. Mary always takes her dog for a walk in the garden. The dog’s name is Charlie.
Explanation:
Definition of Article: The words known as articles indicate whether a noun is singular or plural. Think about the following instances:
- The cup of tea was really tasty after a hard day.
Using the article the, we were able to demonstrate that the long day and the tasty cup of tea both occurred on a certain occasion.
- A cup of tea tastes particularly wonderful after a hard day.
We've implied that any cup of tea would taste excellent after any long day by using the article a to form a generic statement.
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