- •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:
Part 2 use of articles with proper nouns
1. Names of Persons
Names of persons are used without articles
He was talking pleasantly to David.
Names denoting the whole family are used with the definite article.
The children were not allowed by their mother to play with the Connollys.
When names of persons are used to denote a representative of a family the indefinite article is used.
To have an early breakfast was unbefitting a Blair.
Names of persons modified by a particularizing attribute are used with the definite article.
You are not the Andrew Manson I married.
Names of persons used as common nouns take the article according to the general rule on the use of articles.
Mozart has been called the Raphael of music.
Nouns denoting military ranks and titles such as "academician", "professor", "doctor" (both a profession and a title), "count", "lord", etc. followed by names of persons do not take the article. In such cases only the proper noun is stressed: Colonel Brown.
Common nouns denoting professions followed by names of persons are generally used with the definite article. In this case both nouns are stressed.
The painter Gainsborough has left many fine pictures.
Nouns expressing relationship followed by names of persons do not take the article: Aunt Polly, Uncle James.
If you are going West may I come with you? I want to see Aunt Emily and Uncle Lawrence.
Nouns expressing relationship not followed by a proper noun and the nouns nurse, cook, baby do not take the article when used by members of the family.
"I'd like to see Mother", said Emily.
If other people's relations are meant, the article is used.
The son is as clever as the father.
The use of articles with names of persons modified by adjectives is varied. In most cases no article is used with names of persons modified by the adjectives old, young, poor, dear, little, honest, lazy.
... she is the widow of poor Giovanni Bolla.
When modified by other adjectives and participles names of persons take the definite article.
The astonished Tom could not say a word.
Names of persons modified by the adjective certain are used with the indefinite article.
One day he was taken by a friend to a party given by a certain Mrs Lambeth,...
If a noun is modified by a proper noun in the genitive case no article is used.
I met Robert's father.
A noun modified by a proper noun in the common case is used with the definite article.
Last summer I visited the Tretjakov Gallery.
The sailor led him back to the little irregular square by the Medici Palace.
E X E R C I S E S
Fill in the articles where necessary
1. Margaret was talking to _ Osbaldistons.
2. In _ dim light streaming down _ stairs from behind her, he scarcely recognized
_ Lily he had known.
3. _ father and _ daughter appeared at last.
4. Gradman is here, darling, and _ mother, and _ Aunt Winifred, and Kit and Michael.
Is there anyone you would like to see.
5. My visit was specially made to _ good Mrs. Ames.
6. _ flustered Clarice stood beside me.
7. _ certain Joseph Zimmerman suggested that he undertake operating in _street
railway shares for him.
8. Elsie said she would ring up _ Doctor Worple.
9. On the way home _ Isabel said: - You must speak to _ Father tomorrow.
10. I'm to meet _ Professor Hallorsen on Monday.
11. He told an anecdote about _ Stern. As soon as Dave realized that the reference
was to _ Stern of the famous Stern - Gerlach experiment, his ears pricked up.
12. At that moment they were interrupted by _ gentle Mrs. Shobbe.
13. He was talking pleasantly to _ glowering and unresponsive David.
14. _Major Wilby and _ lovely Mabel departed.
15. Next day I saw _ Smiths off at the airport.
16. At the time I had the greatest admiration for _ Impressionists. I longed to
possess _ Sisley and _ Degas.
17. Charley was distressed. This was not _ Simon he had known so long.
18. _ Bradleys are one of _ oldest families in Illinois.
19. She walked to _ part of _ room where _ puzzled Henry was standing.
20. _ Bradley who settled here was what I suppose you might call _ farmer.