Question

[Quiz 28.1]
Choose the correct article in each sentence.
1)Did you bring (a, an, the) umbrella?
2)Are you looking for (a, an, the) shampoo?
3)I checked (a, an, the) mailbox again.
4)Can I have (a, an, the) spoon please?
5)I was born into (a, an, the) poor family.
6)She will come back in (a, an, the) hour.
7)Have you been to (a, an, the) Space Needle Tower in Seattle?
8)I would love to talk to one of (a, an, the) managers.
9)What (a, an, the) amazing view!
10)The helicopter landed on (a, an, the) roof of a building.

Answer 1

Answer:

1)an

2)a

3)a

4)a

5)the

6)an

7)the

8)the

9)an

10)a

Answer 2

Answer:

1)an

2)the

3)the

4)a

5)a

6)an (mute "h" so the word begins with vowel sound)

7)the

8)the

9)an

10)the

Explanation: several of the choices are really contextual, meaning that the use of a definite or indefinite articles are sometimes based on the context of the sentence and therefor both could be correct. example: Did you bring an/the umbrella? both are grammatically correct, the only difference being that in the case of "the" umbrella, it would have to be a specific umbrella that both speakers know about. This is the case for questions 1, 2 and 4. However, in such cases, it is safer to assume that it is an undefined object, and therefor use an indefinite article.