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Exercise 3.2: DeterminersChoose the correct determiners in the following sentences.
1. There are _______ envelopes on my desk. a) much b) some c) any d) a little 2. There isn’t _________ money in my pocket. a) no b) some c) any of d) any 3. Have you got _______ good computer games? a) any b) any of c) a lot d) many of 4. Do you like Madonna? Have you got ________ her records? a) some b) every of c) any d) all 5. There isn’t _______ time before our flight leaves. a) much b) many c) some d) no 6. I’ve got _______ idea where Mike is. a) none b) none of c) no d) any 7. Do you know ______ people living in England? a) much b) many c) much of d) many of 8. You’ve had ____ interesting experiences. a) any b) a lot c) much d) a lot of 9. Would you like _____ more mil? a) little b) a little c) few d) a few 10. ____ my friends want to see the concert. a) no b) any of c) none d) none of
· A and an: A or an can precede only singular count nouns; they mean one. They can be used in a general statement or to introduce a subject which has not been previously mentioned: A baseball is round. (general - means all baseballs) I saw a boy in the street. (We don’t know which boy)
An is used before words that begin with a vowel sound. A is used before words that begin with a consonant sound: a book, an apple.
Some words can be confusing because the spelling does not indicate the pronunciation: a house (begins with a consonant sound) an hour (begins with a vowel sound) a university (begins with a consonant sound) an umbrella (begins with a vowel sound)
The following words begin with a consonant sound and thus must always be preceded by a:
The following words begin with a vowel sound and thus must always be preceded by an:
The initial sound of the word that immediately follows the indefinite article will determine whether it should be a or an:
· The : The is used to indicate something that we already know about or something that is common knowledge: The in the corner is my friend. (The speaker and the listener know which boy) The earth is round. (There is only one earth)
With non-count nouns, one uses the article the if speaking in specific terms, but uses no article if speaking in general: Sugar is sweet. (general - all sugar) The sugar on the table is from Cuba. (specific -the sugar that is on the table)
Normally, plural count nouns, when they mean everything within a certain class, are not preceded by the: Oranges are green until they ripen. (all oranges) Athletes should follow a well-balanced diet. (all athletes)
Normally a proper noun is not preceded by an article unless there are several people or things with the same name and speaker is specifying one of them: There are three Susan Parkers in the telephone directory. The Susan Parker that I know lives on First Avenue.
Normally words such as breakfast, lunch, dinner, school, church, home, and college do not use any article unless to restrict the meaning: We ate breakfast at eight o’clock this morning. We went to school yesterday.
Use the following generalizations as a guide for the use of the article the.
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