Names of Meals

Exercise 1. In the following sentences insert articles where necessary and comment on their functions.

1. Sometimes they were asked to parties on Sunday, dinner at midday or __ cold, sumptuous supper, and he seemed to think it natural that they should go together and come away together. (W.S. Maugham)

2. The best way of disposing of them of course was to give them __ dinner and take them to a play, but that was often difficult when he was engaged every evening for three weeks ahead… (W.S. Maugham)

3. I was having a wash and a brush-up before starting out to go to __ luncheon Elliot had invited me to, when they rang up from the desk to say that he was below. (W.S. Maugham)

4. Elliot was of opinion that __ breakfast was a meal that you should share only with total strangers. (W.S. Maugham)

5. Frith wanted to know whether to keep __ breakfast hot for Maxim. (D. du Maurier)

6. “Thank you for __ lovely dinner.” (H. Fielding)

7. The occasion was __ dinner they tendered the Divers upon Dick’s return. (F. Sc. Fitzgerald)

8. “I missed Valentine’s Day so I’m taking Bridget for __ Valentine’s dinner,” said Mark abruptly. (H. Fielding)

9. But before she could answer, Mrs Bradley, attentive to her duties as __ hostess, drew me to her with some remark and before I could disengage myself __ dinner was at __ end. (W.S. Maugham)

10. They had just arrived at __ dinner for a European fashion designer who was trying to stage a comeback in New York. (C. Bushnell)

11. I’d like it very much if you’d come to __ bachelor dinner. And also to__ tea Friday at Jebby West’s. (F. Sc. Fitzgerald)

12. Pop rushed at once to pick him up but Ma said __ breakfast was ready. (H.E. Bates)

13. I will give the orders about __ lunch. (D. du Maurier)

14. Dick was taking Rosemary to __ tea from which Nicole and the Norths had resigned in order to do the things Abe had left undone till the last. (F. Sc. Fitzgerald)

15. During__ dinner the twilight faltered into dusk, and later it was a starry dark outside. (F. Sc. Fitzgerald)

16. I arranged to give __ luncheon for them. (W.S. Maugham)

17. __ dinner, Mademoiselle Dupont had suggested, should be at eight-thirty. (H.E. Bates)

18. This must be __ cold lunch that was put out in the dining-room yesterday and I had not eaten. (D. du Maurier)

19. “Wouldn’t you like to see it, Clifford? I’ve asked them to__ tea for you to see it.” (D.H. Lawrence)

20. Frith says Maxim was down to __ early breakfast. (D. du Maurier)

21. It was May when he next found her. __ luncheon in Zurich was a council of caution. (F. Sc. Fitzgerald)

22. Unkind people asserted that everything in his apartment was for sale and that after he had invited wealthy Americans for __ excellent lunch, with vintage wines, one or two of his valuable drawings would disappear. (W.S. Maugham)

23. I could imagine the little crowd at __ Saturday lunch. (D. du Maurier)

24. __ dinner tomorrow night is your birthday party and don’t forget it. (F. Sc. Fitzgerald)

25. The Perry’s are giving __ dinner and theatre party and Miles won’t be here – he’s flying to South Bend to see the Notre Dame – California game. (F. Sc. Fitzgerald)

26. It was __ champagne dinner from the start. (F. Sc. Fitzgerald)

27. __ lunch was a hurried, nervous meal. (D. du Maurier)

28. “You can have __ nice cosy tea up in your room, my Lady, and Mrs. Flint will be more comfortable than if Sir Clifford was there,” said Mrs. Bolton. (D.H. Lawrence)

29. It’s not enough to buy __ dinner at __ Larue’s. (W.S. Maugham)

30. __ wedding breakfast, of almost pre-war magnificence, was spread on the big table in the Randalls’ kitchen. (K. Saunders)

31. You took a girl out for __ nice romantic dinner, maybe a carriage ride through Central Park. (M. Gabot)

32. __ tea was a very special institution, revolving as it did around the ceremony and worship of Toast. (S. Fry)

33. We ordered __ big supper to be sent up to the room about two o’clock. (F. Sc. Fitzgerald)

34. Last summer he was at __ small dinner in the Hamptons. (C. Bushnell)

35. __ breakfast was Olivia’s favourite meal: coffee and something piggy like a muffin. (H. Fielding)

36. John Hammond arranged __ luncheon with Bill Rohan. (S. Sheldon)

37. “I’ve prepared __ midnight supper just for the two of us…” (S. Sheldon)

38. __ luncheon over, Dick returned to his villa. (F. Sc. Fitzgerald)

39. I had seen us walking together, arms linked, to the sea, coming back rather late and tires and happy to __ cold lunch, alone, and sitting afterwards under that chestnut tree I could see from the library window. (D. du Maurier)

40. Mr. Big went out alone to __ business dinner. (C. Bushnell)