- •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:
3. Nouns in Set Expression Used Without an Article
1. out of doors – на дворе, на улице, The children spent most of the time out of
вне дома doors.
2. to take to heart - принимать Don't take things too much to heart.
близко к сердцу
3. to take offence – обижаться If he had heard your remark, he would have
taken offence.
4. to give (to get, to ask) permission - I asked permission to keep the book a
дать (получить, просить) разрешение little longer.
5. to lose heart – терять мужество, He found the subject very difficult at
приходить в уныние first, but he did not lose heart. He went
on working hard and finally mastered it.
6. at present – в настоящее время You may go home, we don't want you at
present.
7. from morning till night - He worked in his little garden from morning
с утра до вечера till night.
8. from head to foot – с головы до ног She was dressed in furs from head to foot.
9. from beginning to end – The whole story is a lie from beginning
с начала до конца to end.
10. at first sight – с первого взгляда He fell in love with her at first sight.
11. by chance – случайно They met quite by chance.
12. by mistake – по ошибке I have brought the wrong book by mistake.
13. for hours - часами He could read for hours.
14. for ages – целую вечность I have not seen you for ages.
15. by land, by air, by sea - I like travelling by sea.
сушей, по воздуху, морем
16. to go to sea – стать моряком My sister wants to be a doctor, and my
brother wants to go to sea.
17. on deck – на палубе We spent hours on deck.
18. to keep house – вести хозяйство Her sister keeps house for her.
19. at sunrise – на рассвете We left the town at sunrise.
20. at sunset – на рассвете We arrived at the village at sunset.
21. at work – за работой Whenever I come, he is always at work.
22. at peace – в мире We want to be at peace with all countries.
23. by name – по имени His cat, Snowball by name, was playing on
the carpet.
24. in debt – в долгу Mr. Micawber was always in debt.
E X E R C I S E S
1. Fill in the articles where necessary
1. I saw _ good deal of him during _ war.
2. It is _ pleasure to see you.
3. She's taken quite _ fancy to you, Ridgeon.
4. Somewhere _ great many men were singing .
5. It is _ pity to worry her.
6. On being informed ... that her departure would be delayed ... she had flown into
_ violent passion.
7. Things done in _ hurry are done badly.
8. If you contradict him, he will fly into _ passion.
9. All seemed perfectly at their ease, by no means in _ hurry.
10. She was at _ loss what to say.
11. On _ other hand, if he was beaten he took it with complete good humour.
12. He played _ flute.
13. Dear, dear! It seems only _ other day since I took you down to school at Slough!
14. Mr Byron Waller could play _ violin.
15. I've read the book in _ original.
16. She had a bad cold and had to keep _ bed for _ couple of days.
17. He is beginning to lose _ heart, they say.
18. I haven't seen you for _ ages.
19. On his trip round _ world with Fleur he had often put his nose out and watched
the dancing on _ deck.
20. He was chronically in _debt.
21. He has given _ permission to go up and see her there.
22. She kept _house for me at my cottage.
23. She burnt like _ fire from _ head to _ foot.
24. They started at _ dawn.
25. Behind _ house was _ large garden, and in summer, _ pupils almost lived out of
_ doors.