- •«Нижегородский государственный лингвистический университет
- •Article Use with Certain Groups of Adjectives
- •Articles with generic reference
- •Article Use with Certain Groups of Nouns Material Nouns
- •Names of Meals
- •Periods of Time
- •Unique Items
- •Institutions in Society
- •Geographical oppositions
- •Parts of the body
- •Colours
- •Directions
- •Diseases
- •Media and Communications
- •Means of Transport
- •Forms of Entertainment
- •Shops and Other Businesses
- •Musical Instruments
- •Special Roles
- •The Use of Articles with Proper Nouns Personal Names
- •Geographical and Place Names
- •Streets, Roads, Squares, Parks
- •Names of Buildings and Institutions
- •Names of Sporting Events and Festivals
- •Names of Organizations
- •Names of Books, Newspapers, Periodicals
- •Names of Political Institutions
- •Articles in the noun group
- •Miscellaneous Use of Articles
- •London Bridge is falling down
- •Tests for self-control Test I
- •Test II
- •Test III
- •Test IV
- •Test VI
- •Test VII
- •Test VIII
- •Test IX
- •Test XI
- •Test XII
- •Test XIII
- •Test XIV
- •Test XV
- •Test XVI
- •Test XVII
- •Test XVIII
- •Test XIX
- •Test XX
- •Answer key Article Use with Countable Concrete and Uncountable Abstract Nouns
- •Article Use with Certain Groups of Adjectives
- •Articles with generic reference
- •Unique Items
- •Institutions in Society
- •Geographical oppositions
- •Parts of the body
- •The Use of Articles with Proper Nouns Personal Names
- •Geographical and Place Names
- •Streets, Roads, Squares, Parks
- •Names of Buildings and Institutions
- •Miscellaneous Use of Articles
- •Contents
- •Редактор л.П. Шахрова
The Use of Articles with Proper Nouns Personal Names
Ex. 1.
1. a, the. 2. the. 3. the, the. 4. the, the, the, the. 5. the. 6. a. 7. x. 8. a. 9. x. 10. the. 11. the, the, the. 12. a. 13. x. 14. the. 15. the, a. 16. the. 17. the. 18. x. 19. the, the. 20. a, a. 21. the. 22. the. 23. the. 24. an, a, the. 25. the, the, x. 26. the. 27. a. 28. the, the, x. 29. x. 30. a. 31. x. 32. a. 33. a, a. 34. the, the. 35. x. 36. the. 37. a. 38. x. 39. a. 40. the, the, the. 41. a. 42. the, a. 43. x. 44. the, x, x, x, a. 45. an. 46. a, the. 47. the, the. 48. a. 49. the. 50. the, a. 51. a, the. 52. the.
Ex. 2.
1. x, x. 2. x. 3. x. 4. x. 5. x. 6. x, x. 7. x. 8. x. 9. x. 10. x.
Ex. 3.
1. a particular ‘version’ of. 2. a product made by. 3. a work by. 4. a branch of. 5. a person like. 6. a product made by. 7. a particular ‘version’ of. 8. a company like. 9. a particular ‘version’ of. 10. a person like. 11. a person like. 12. a work by. 13. a person like. 14. a person like. 15. a particular ‘version’ of.
Ex. 4.
1. a. 2. the, x, x, x. 3. a. 4. x, an, an. 5. a. 6. the, the. 7. a, a, the, a, a. 8. a. 9. a. 10. a. 11. a, a, a, a, a. 12. a. 13. a. 14. the, the. 15. a, a. 16. a. 17. the, the, the.
Geographical and Place Names
Ex. 1.
1. Mount Kilimanjaro. 2. the Volga. 3. Venezuela – the Angel Falls. 4. New Zealand. 5. the river Nile. 6. the Straits of Gibraltar are at the western entrance to the Mediterranean and the Cape of Good Hope is at the southern tip of Africa. 7. Sweden, Norway – if Scandinavia is taken strictly as the geographical peninsula; if as a language family + Denmark, Iceland; if as a cultural family + Finland. 8. China, India, USA, Indonesia, Brazil. 9. an independent country in the middle of the Pacific ocean, the population about 57, 000 people. 10. an Eskimo language, the speakers may be found in Northern Ireland. 11. UK, Sweden, Belgium. 12. Iceland. 13. the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. 14. the Thames. 15. the Sahara. 16. the Suez Canal. 17. Asia. 18. the Mediterranean Sea/ the Straits of Gibraltar. 19. the Himalayas. 20. the Hague.
Ex. 2.
Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world. In the north the densely forested basin of the River Amazon covers half the country. In the east the country is washed by the Atlantic. The Highest mountain chain in South America, the Andes, does not lie in Brazil. Brazil’s most famous city is Rio de Janeiro, the former capital. The capital of the Brazil of today is Brasilia.
Ex. 3.
1. the, x. 2. the. 3. the. 4. the. 5. the. 6. the. 7. the. 8. the. 9. the. 10. x, the. 11. the. 12. the. 13. the. 14. x. 15. x. 16. the. 17. x, x, the. 18. the. 19. x. 20. the, x. 21. the, the. 22. the. 23. the. 24. the. 25. x. 26. the. 27. x. 28. x. 29. the, the. 30. the, x. 31. the, the. 32. the. 33. the. 34. the. 35. the. 36. x. 37. the. 38. the. 39. the, x, x, x, x. 40. the. 41. the.
Streets, Roads, Squares, Parks
Ex. 1.
1. the, x, x, the, a. 2. x. 3. x. 4. x. 5. the. 6. x. 7. x. 8. x. 9. x. 10. x, x, the, x, x, x, x. 11. x, x, x. 12. a, x, x. 13. the. 14. the. 15. x. 16. x, the. 17. x, the. 18. the, the. 19. x. 20. x, x. 21. x. 22. x. 23. the.