Mission 2 Grammar Definite Article

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Mission 2

Vocabulary

Questions on your vocabulary exercises? 1, 2, 3, 8 and 9.

Grammar -  Definite article

Similar to Dutch!

no article -  general

article - specific

My friend Sue climbed .... Ben Nevis last week

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. no article

Fill in the correct article:
I am .... only qualified teacher in this school.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. no article

Fill in the correct article:
In ... summer we always go to the beach.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. no article

Fill in the correct article:
Harry fixed .... bluest car of the village yesterday.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. no article

All .... emails that I have read.
Fill in the correct article.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. no article

Fill in the correct article:
My brother was in ... hospital last week.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. no article

in hospital =  my brother was there as a patient, refers to the use/function of the building

in the hospital =  AE and in BE refers to the actual building itself 

'I left my coat in the hospital yesterday'. 

Fill in the correct article:
Jamie likes .... music. She plays .... violin.

1. the, a
2. no article, no article
3. no article, a
4. no article, the

the before musical instrument when referring to playing the instrument. 

Fill in the correct article:
What do you usually have for ... breakfast?

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. no article

Fill in the correct article:
Jocelyn arrived in ... USA last week.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. no article

The USA = countries with state, republic, union, kingdom and such are the exception. They get 'the', otherwise countries do not get an article!

Fill in the correct article:
..... King Charles had dinner with .... President.

1. no article, the
2. no article, no article
3. The , no article
4. The, the

Homework

• Do ex. 4 and 5 on p. 33
• Study the theory on p. 275, 276

Finished? Do ex. 6 and 7, p. 34 Future tenses and study the theory, p. 267.