Exercise 4. Put in the abbreviations with A or AN.

GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Exercise 1. Insert the article where necessary:

1. Have you … grandfather? 2. My brother is … doctor. 3. … Doctor Smith is in. 4. There are … beautiful flowers in … park. 5. Come to … blackboard and write … Exercise 55 on it. 6. You have … mistake in … word “table”. 7. He is … my old friend. 8. He gave her … cigarette and lighted it. 9. We were shocked by … scene that followed. 10. …Elbrus is … highest peak of … Caucasus. 11. … Japan is … country which is situated on … islands. 12. …London is on … Thames. 13. … Ontario is … beautiful lake. 14. … lake … Ontario is beautiful. 15. It is out of … question.

 

Exercise 2. Underline the errors in these sentences:

1.The pets are not permitted in this hotel. 2. Rabbit is small wild furry animal with long ears. 3. The New York is in the United States of America.

 

Exercise 3. Put a/an or leave the space blank:

1. … love makes the world go round. 2. Sheila has got … German car. 3. Rita works in … office in … West street. 4. I have … friend who is … electrician. 5. You are … silly boy! This is … cat not … dog! 6. … old person sometimes feels lonely. 7. Peter owns … largest model plane in … world.

 

 

A Personal assistant …………..a PA……………………………….

A National Broadcasting Company reporter ………….an NBC reporter …………………..

1. a Disc Jockey ………………………………………………….

2. a Very Important Person ………………………………………………….

3. an Irish Republican Army member ………………………………………………….

4. a Personal Computer …………………………………………………..

5. a Los Angeles suburb …………………………………………………..

6. an Unidentified Flying Object …………………………………………………..

7. an Annual General Meeting …………………………………………………..

8. a Member of Parliament …………………………………………………..

Exercise 5. Mark the sentences that are right R or wrong W, correct the sentences that are wrong.

___1. The British Prime Minister lives in Downing Street. ___ 2.One of the nicest parks in London is St James's Park, which is very near Buckingham Palace. __ 3. Frank is a student at the Liverpool University. __ 4. Mr. Smith reads Daily Telegraph but his wife reads Times. __ 5. If you want to buy some new clothes, the shop I would recommend is the Harrison's. __ 6. We flew from London to Orly Airport. __ 7. Tate Gallery is the main modern art museum in London. __ 8. My local pub is called Prince of Wales. __ 9. Have you ever visited the Tower of London? __ 10. Which hotel are you staying at? – At Sheraton. __ 11. Diana and George got married in St Andrew 's Church. __ 12. You must visit Science Museum when you are in London.

Exercise 6. Choose the correct form, with or without the.

1. Look at apples / the apples on that tree! They are very large.

2. Women / the women are often better teachers than men / the men.

3. In Britain coffee / the coffee is more expensive than tea / tea.

4. We had a very nice meal in that restaurant. Cheese / the cheese was especially good.

5. Most people / the most people still believe that marriage / the marriage and family life / the family life are basis of society.

6. They got married but marriage / the marriage wasn't successful.
7.I know someone who wrote a book about life / the life of Gandhi.

8. Life / the life would be very difficult without electricity / the electricity.

9. Skiing / the skiing is my favourite sport but I also like swimming / the swimming.

10. Second World War / the Second World War ended in 1945.

11. Do you know people / the people who live next door?

12. Are you interested in art / the art or architecture / the architecture?

13. All books / all the books on the top shelf belong to me.