Articles.

PRACTICE.

REMEMBER!

Артикль не употребляется, если перед существительным стоит притяжательное или указательное местоимение, другое существительное в притяжательном падеже (mother`s), количественное числительное или отрицание “no”, но не “not”.

1. Put in the article where necessary:

1. This is ….. book. It is …… my book. 2. Is this your ….. pencil? – No, it is not ….. my pencil, it is my sister`s pencil. 3. I have ….. sister. My …. sister is ….. engineer. 4. My sister`s husband is …. doctor. 5. I have no …. handbag. 6. She has got …. headache. 7. Have they got ….. car? – Yes, they have. Their ….. car is very expensive but reliable. 8. Have you got …… calculator? – No, I haven`t. 9. This …. pen is good, and that …. pen is bad. 10. I can see … pencil on your …. table, but I can see no …. paper. 11. My … friend told me that he was going to be …… millionaire one … day.

REMEMBER!

Упоминая предмет впервые, мы употребляем перед ним неопределенный артикль (a, an) Упоминая этот же предмет вторично, мы ставим перед ним определенный артикль.

2. Put in the article where necessary:

1. He hasn`t got ….. car. But he has …. computer. ….. computer is new. 2. This is …. copy-book. ……. copy-book is in English. 3. My … friend has no …. bicycle. I have …. bicycle. ……. bicycle is black. 4. We wrote …. dictation yesterday. ……… dictation was long. 5. When they were in Geneva, they stayed at … hotel. Sometimes they had dinner at ….. hotel and sometimes in … restaurant. 6. I got ….. letter from my ….. friend yesterday. ….. letter was interesting. 7. She has ….. daughters and one … son. Her …. son is ….. pupil.

REMEMBER!

Неопределенный артикль может употребляться только с исчисляемыми существительными в ед.числе. Перед неисчисляемыми существительными или существительными во множественном числе неопределенный артикль опускается. Определенный артикль употребляется как с исчисляемыми, так и с неисчисляемыми сущ. в ед. и мн. числе.

3. Put in the article where necessary:

1. These are pencils. ….. pencils are red. 2. This is ….. soup. …… soup is tasty. 3. In the morning I eat …… sandwich and drink …… tea. 4. She gave me …… coffee and ……cake. …… coffee was hot, …… cake was tasty. 5. He never eats ….. meat. He always eats …..vegetables. ….. cereals, ……fruit, …..nuts. 6. She bought …. meat, …….butter and …… potatoes yesterday. 7. She also bought …. cake. …… cake was tasty. 8. Do you like …. Ice cream? 9. We bought …..apples. ……. apples are good. 10. We ate …… cake with ….. tea. …… tea was pleasant.

REMEMBER!

Запомните словосочетания, в которых артикль не употребляется:

At school – в школе at home – дома at work - на работе

4. Put in the article where necessary:

1. We are at…. home. 2. My ….. brother is not at ….. home, he is at …… school. 3. is your father at ……. home? 4. Where is your ……… brother? He is at ….. home. 5. I have two ….. sisters. My ….sisters are at …… home. 6. She has …. two children. Her children are at ….. school!. 7. My….. father is at …. home. He is not at ….. work.

5. Put in "a/an" in the sentences and translate:

   1. What …… wonderful idea to meet at this restaurant.

   2. My stepmother is ……. English interpreter at the ABB University.

   3. Usually we meet once …. week after the lessons.

   4. It is rather …… bad solution to get money in such …. way.

   5. …. apple was damaged, I didn`t want it.

   6. …. embassy is situated near our school.

   7. Uncle Paul is ……. engineer at the Construction engineering Company.

   8. What …… surprise!!!!

   9. We moved 10 miles …. hour.