- •Contents
- •Part 1 use of articles with common nouns
- •1. Class Nouns
- •I liked the room because there were flowers in it.
- •I have brought you some flowers.
- •I have got the magazine.
- •I do wish we had not opened the door of the wrong room.
- •In a fortnight I got a long letter, which I considered odd.
- •1. Fill in the articles where necessary
- •2. Change the nouns into the plural
- •2. Nouns of Material
- •Fill in the articles or "some" where necessary
- •3. Abstract Nouns
- •Fill in the articles where necessary
- •Part 2 use of articles with proper nouns
- •1. Names of Persons
- •If you are going West may I come with you? I want to see Aunt Emily and Uncle Lawrence.
- •I met Robert's father.
- •Fill in the articles where necessary
- •2. Geographical Names
- •3. Names of Hotels, Ships, Newspapers, Magazines, Universities, Airport, Railway stations, etc
- •4. Names of Cardinal Points
- •5. Names of Months and Days
- •Part 3 use of articles with nouns in some set expressions
- •1. The Use of the Indefinite Articles with Nouns in Set Expressions
- •2. The Use of the Definite Article with Nouns in Set Expressions
- •3. Nouns in Set Expression Used Without an Article
- •1. Fill in the articles where necessary
- •2. Translate into English:
- •3. Give English for:
- •Part 4 use of articles in some syntactical relations
- •1. The Use of Articles with Predicative Nouns
- •2. The Use of Articles with Nouns in Apposition.
- •I want to introduce you to Comrades b. And d., great friends of mine.
- •3. Place of the Article
- •It was as black a house inside as out side.
- •I've never heard of such a thing.
- •It took us half an hour to get there.
- •1. Fill in the article where necessary
- •2. Translate into English:
- •It was evening. The river was before them.
- •It is easier to work by day than at night.
- •2. The use of articles with names of seasons
- •3. The use of articles with the nouns school, college, bed, prison, jail, church, hospital, market
- •I knew he was badly ill, so I softly drew the chair to the bed and sat down.
- •4. The use of articles with the noun town
- •I want to go the town where I was born.
- •5. The use of articles with the names of meals
- •6. The use of articles with names of language
- •A) nouns day, night, morning, evening part 1 Choose the right variant:
- •Part 2 Fill in the articles where necessary:
- •Part 2 Fill in the articles where necessary:
- •Part 2 Translate into English:
- •D) names of meals part 1 Fill in the articles where necessary:
- •Part 2 Translate into English:
- •Part 3 Fill in the articles where necessary
- •Part 6 use of articles with nouns modified by certain adjectives,pronouns and numerals
- •1. Most
- •It's a most difficult problem.
- •2. Few, a few, the few; little, a little, the little
- •3. Two, the two, three, the three, etc
- •I ate two pears. He pressed me to have a third pear but I refused.
- •I rang the bell, but nobody answered it, so I had to ring a second time.
- •I am thirsty, I should like another cup of tea.
- •Fill in the articles where necessary: a) most
- •B) few, little
- •C) second, third, etc.
- •D) another or the other
- •E) a number, the number
- •Part 7 the final tests Fill in the articles where necessary
- •Fill in the articles where necessary in the following extract
- •Fill in the required articles for all kinds of the nouns in the following text:
I do wish we had not opened the door of the wrong room.
4) with substantivized adjectives and participles.
The listeners noted something beyond the usual in his voice.
c). The use of articles with class nouns, modified by attributes.
The definite article is used when a noun is modified by an attribute which shows that a particular object is meant i.e. by a particularizing attribute. The use of a particularizing attribute implies the idea of ("тот, который","именно тот, этот").
The letters that l have here have come to me quite by accident.
A descriptive attribute describes an object or gives some additional information about it. It does not affect the use of the article.
In a fortnight I got a long letter, which I considered odd.
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1. Fill in the articles where necessary
1. Not _ word was spoken in _ parlour.
2. Not _ word was spoken, not _ sound was made.
3. He made them provide not one car, but half _ dozen.
4. _ compass was invented in ancient China.
5. _ sky outside window was already dark, _ secretaries had gone home, all was
quiet.
6. After that they would meet, perhaps two or three times _ year.
7. It is not _ large house, I said. We don't want _ large house.
8. This morning _ tobacconist was at his door.
9. It was Sunday afternoon, and _ sun was beginning to warm _ earth.
10. He was _ short, plump man with _ very white face and _ very white hands. It was
rumoured in London that he powdered them like _ woman.
11. _ old couldn't help _ young.
12. To him she would always be _ loveliest woman in _ world.
13. _ strongest have their hours of depression.
14. I am afraid I addressed _ wrong person.
15. _ rich think they can buy anything.
16. _ room has three doors; one on _ same side as _ fireplace, near _ corner, leading
to _ best bedroom.
17. Thank you, Stephen: I knew you would give me _ right advice.
18. My family came from hereabouts some generations back. I just wanted to have _
look at _place, and ask you _ question or two.
19. He arrived half _ hour before dinner time, and went up to _ school-room at _ top
of _ house to _ children.
20. Clare was _ most vivid member of _ family. She had dark fine shingled hair and _
pale expressive face, of which _ lips were slightly brightened._ eyes were
brown, with _straight and eager glance.
2. Change the nouns into the plural
Model: A kitten likes to play.
The kittens like to play.
1. He ate a spoonful of broth and a sandwich.
2. Have you bought an apple for your child?
3. I must buy a postcard.
4. She did not bring me a magazine.
5. A violet does not smell so sweet as a lily of the valley.
6. She made a step towards him.
2. Nouns of Material
With nouns of material no article is used.
Honey is wholesome.
When a definite part of the substance is meant (when the noun is modified by a particularizing attribute or is made definite by the situation),the definite article is used.
The meat was good and White Fang was hungry.
When an indefinite part of the substance is meant, "some" is used.
We took some bread and cheese with us.
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