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Here are the articles filled in the blanks: Do you see a man standing near the door? He works as an assistant in the same shop as I do. Well, I saw him the other day and he was driving a luxurious red car. And do you see the expensive clothes he is wearing? Where does he got the money to pay for it all? A month ago he hadn’t got a penny. I told you about the burglary that we had at the shop, didn’t I? Do you think I should go to the police?

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Here are the articles filled in the blanks: Do you see a man standing near the door? He works as an assistant in the same shop as I do. Well, I saw him the other day and he was driving a luxurious red car. And do you see the expensive clothes he is wearing? Where does he got the money to pay for it all? A month ago he hadn’t got a penny. I told you about the burglary that we had at the shop, didn’t I? Do you think I should go to the police?

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Put the articles(A/An) before the given words


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• ‘A’ and ‘An’- indefinite
• You should keep ‘a’ and ‘an’ before a Singular
Countable Noun (SCN)
• ‘The’ is a definite article
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• Indefinite Articles: a and an
• "A" and "an" signal that the noun modified is indefinite, referring
to any member of a group. For example:
• "My daughter really wants a dog for Christmas." This refers
to any dog. We don't know which dog because we haven't
found the dog yet.
• "Somebody call a policeman!" This refers to any policeman. We
don't need a specific policeman; we need any policeman who
is available.
• "When I was at the zoo, I saw an elephant!" Here, we're talking
about a single, non-specific thing, in this case an elephant.
There are probably several elephants at the zoo, but there's
only one we're talking about here.
•
• Remember, using a or an depends on the sound that begins the
next word. So...
• a + singular noun beginning with a
consonant: a boy; a car; a bike; a zoo; a dog
• an + singular noun beginning with a
vowel: an elephant; an egg; an apple; an idiot; an orphan
• an + nouns starting with silent "h": an hour
• If the noun is modified by an adjective, the choice
between a and an depends on the initial sound of the
adjective that immediately follows the article:
• a broken egg
• an unusual problem
• a European country
•
• Definite Article: the
• The definite article is used before singular and plural nouns when the
noun is specific or particular. The signals that the noun is definite,
that it refers to a particular member of a group. For example:
• "The dog that bit me ran away." Here, we're talking about
a specific dog, the dog that bit me.
• "I was happy to see the policeman who saved my cat!" Here, we're
talking about a particular policeman. Even if we don't know the
policeman's name, it's still a particular policeman because it is the
one who saved the cat.
• "I saw the elephant at the zoo." Here, we're talking about
a specific noun. Probably there is only one elephant at the zoo.
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• Count and Noncount Nouns
• The can be used with noncount nouns, or the
article can be omitted entirely.
• "I love to sail over the water" (some specific body
of water) or "I love to sail over water" (any
water).
• "He spilled the milk all over the floor" (some
specific milk, perhaps the milk you bought earlier
that day) or "He spilled milk all over the floor"
(any milk).
•
• Do use the before:
• names of rivers, oceans and
seas: the Nile, the Pacific
• points on the globe: the Equator, the North Pole
• geographical areas: the Middle East, the West
• deserts, forests, gulfs, and
peninsulas: the Sahara, the Persian
Gulf, the Black Forest, the Iberian Peninsula
•
• Omission of Articles
• Some common types of nouns that don't take an article
are:
• Names of languages and nationalities: Chinese,
English, Spanish, Russian (unless you are referring to
the population of the nation: "The Spanish are known
for their warm hospitality.")

• Names of sports: volleyball, hockey, baseball


• Names of academic subjects: mathematics, biology,
history, computer science
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• A) Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles (a, an, the)

Do you see …1…man standing near…2…door? He works


as…3…….assistant in …4…….same shop as I do. Well, I saw
him the other day and he was driving…5……. luxurious red
car. And do you see…6..expensive clothes he is wearing?
Where does he got…7..money to pay for it all?..8.....month
ago he hadn’t got 9….penny. I told you about…10..burglary
that we had at …11…shop, didn’t I? Do you think I should go
to…12…police?
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