Posts Tagged ‘Articles’

Articles Quiz II

December 7th, 2009 in English Quiz

Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.

1.    The stone hit me on ——————- leg.

a)    The
b)    A
c)    No article

2.    I asked him to go to —————– post office.

Omission of the Articles: Cases Where Articles are Not Used

November 17th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL, Improve English

The articles are not used:

1.    Before proper, material and abstract nouns used in a general sense:

London, France, Tom, gold, rice, honesty, virtue

Uses of the Definite Article – Part II

November 17th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL, Improve English

The definite article the is used:

6.    When we refer to the imaginary geographical lines:

The Equator, The Tropic of Cancer, The Tropic of Capricorn, The Longitude, The Latitude

Uses of the Definite Article

November 17th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL, Improve English

The definite article the is used in the following cases:

1.    When a singular noun represents a whole class.

Articles Exercise

November 13th, 2009 in English Quiz

Correct the following sentences:

Use of the Indefinite Article

October 26th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning

The indefinite article (a/an) is used before a noun in the following cases:
a) To convey the numerical sense of one

I have a pen.
There is a cat on the roof.
A hundred kilos make a quintal.