I.
In the following sentences supply the articles (a,
an
or the)
if they are necessary. If no article is necessary, write Ø.
1.
Jason’s father bought him _the_ bicycle that he had wanted
for his birthday.
2.
_The_ Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from __ Ø __
France to __ Ø __ United States.
3.
Rita is studying __ Ø __ English and __
Ø __ math this semester.
4.
_ A _ judge asked _the_ witness to tell the truth.
5.
Please give me __a__ cup of __ Ø __ coffee with __ Ø __ cream and __ Ø __
sugar.
6.
_The_ big books on _the_ table are for my history class.
7.
When you go to _the_ store, please buy __a__ bottle of __ Ø __
chocolate milk and __a__
dozen oranges.
8.
There are only_the_ seats left for _ Ø _ tonight’s musical at _the_ University.
9.
John and Mercy went to _the_ school yesterday and then studied in _the_ library before returning
home.
10.
What did you eat for __ Ø __ breakfast
this morning?
11.
Rita plays __a__ violin and her sister plays __a__ guitar.
12.
While we were in _the_ Alaska, we saw _the_ Eskimo village.
13.
_ A _ chair that you are sitting is broken.
14.
On our trip to _ Ø _ Spain, we crossed _the_ Atlantic Ocean.
15.
Phil cannot go to _the_ movies tonight because he has to write _an_ essay.
II.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of other.
1.
This pen isn’t working. Please give me _another one_
2.
If you’re still thirsty, I’ll make _another_ pot of coffee.
3.
This dictionary has a page missing. Please give
me _the other one_
4.
He doesn’t need those books. He needs _the other ones_
5.
There are thirty people in the room. Twenty are from
Latin America and _others_
are from _other_
countries.
6.
Six people are in the store. Two were buying
meat. _another one_
was looking at magazines. _another one_ was eating a candy bar. _others_ were walking around looking for
more food.
7.
This glass of milk is sour. _another_ glass of milk is sour too.
8.
The army was practicing its drills. One group
was doing artillery practice. _another
group_ was marching; _another one was at
attention; and _the other_
was practicing combat tactics.
9.
There are seven students from Japan. _the other ones_ are from Iran,
and _others_ are from _the other_ places.
10.
We looked at cars today. The first two we far
too expensive, but _the
other_ ones were reasonably priced.
