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17.02Practice

Articles and nouns

15 exercises. They all belong to section 02. Write your answer on paper before you open it.

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  1. ___ apple a day keeps the doctor away.
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    An

  2. She works as ___ engineer in ___ Karachi.
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    an … no article

  3. I saw ___ dog. ___ dog was barking loudly.
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    a … The

  4. ___ Nile is ___ longest river in Africa.
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    The … the

  5. He is ___ honest man with ___ university degree.
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    an … a

  6. We went to ___ school by ___ bus.
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    no article … no article (fixed phrases)

  7. Fix: I like the music very much.
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    I like music very much.

  8. Fix: He gave me an useful advice.
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    He gave me a useful piece of advice.

  9. Fix: She has many homeworks tonight.
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    She has a lot of homework tonight.

  10. Fix: The furnitures are new.
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    The furniture is new.

  11. Plural: box, baby, leaf, tomato
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    boxes, babies, leaves, tomatoes

  12. Plural: man, tooth, person, criterion
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    men, teeth, people, criteria

  13. Much or many? How ___ luggage do you have?
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    much

  14. Few or little? I have very ___ money left.
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    little

  15. Some or any? I do not have ___ questions.
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    any

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