Exercise 1. Fill in the following sentences with the indefinite article whenever needed. Rewrite the entire sentence.
1. My neighbor is...photographer; let’s ask him for...advice about color films.
2. We had...fish and...chips for...lunch.
3. I had...very bad night; I didn’t sleep...wink.
4. He is...vegetarian; you won’t get...meat at this house. He’ll give you...nut cutlet. Last time I had...nut cutlet I had...indigestion. _
5. ...travel agent would give you...information about...hotels. 6. We’d better go by...taxi – if we can get...taxi at such...hour as 2 a.m. 7. ...person who suffers from...claustrophobia has...dread of being confined in ...small space, and would always prefer...stairs to...lift._ 8. Do you take...sugar in ...coffee? I used to, but now I’m on ...diet. I’m trying to lose...weight. _9. ...suffering from ...shock should not be given anything to drink. ________________________________________________________________________________
10. You’ll get...shock if you touch...live wire with that screwdriver. Why don’t you get...screwdriver with...insulated handle? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. It costs fifty-five and ...half pence and I’ve only got...fifty pence piece. You can pay by ... cheque here. But can I write...cheque for...fifty-five and...half pence? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Mr. Smith is...old customer and...honest man. Why do you say that? Has he been accused of...dishonesty? 13. I’m not...wage-earner; I’m...self-employed man. I have...business of my own. Then you’re not...worker; you’re capitalist! ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
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14 When he was charged with...murder he said he had...alibi. ________________________________________________________________________________ 15. ...friend of mine is expecting...baby. If it’s...girl she’s going to be called Etheldreda. What...name to give...girl! ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 16. I have...hour and...half for lunch. I only have...half...hour-barely...time for...smoke and...cup of coffee. _______________ 17. I hope you have...lovely time and...good weather. But I’m not going for...holiday; I’m going on...business. _18. He looked at me with...horror when I explained that I was...double agent. 19. I wouldn’t climb...mountain for $1,000! I have...horror of heights. _20. I have...headache and...sore throat. I think I’ve got...cold. I think you’re getting...flu. 21. ...Mr. Jones called while you were out (neither of us knows this man). He wants to make...complaint about...article in the paper. He was in...very bad temper. _22. If you go by...train you can have quite...comfortable journey, but make sure you get...express, not ...train that stops at all the stations. _23. ...few people know (hardly anyone knows) that there is...secret passage from this house to ...old smuggler’s cave in the cliffs._
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Exercise 1. Fill in the following sentences with the indefinite article whenever needed. Rewrite the entire sentence.
1. My neighbor is...photographer; let’s ask him for...advice about color films.
My neighbor is a photographer; let’s ask him for advice about color films.
2. We had...fish and...chips for...lunch.
We had fish and chips for lunch.
3. I had...very bad night; I didn’t sleep...wink.
I had a very bad night; I didn’t sleep a wink.
4. He is... vegetarian; you won’t get...meat at this house. He’ll give you...nut cutlet. Last time I had...nut cutlet I had...indigestion.
He is vegetarian; you won’t get meat at this house. He’ll give you nut cutlet. Last time I had nut cutlet I had an indigestion.
5. ...travel agent would give you...information about...hotels.
A travel agent would give you information about hotels.
6. We’d better go by...taxi – if we can get...taxi at such...hour as 2 a.m. We’d better go by taxi – if we can get a taxi at such an hour as 2 a.m.
7. ...person who suffers from...claustrophobia has...dread of being confined in ...small space, and would always prefer...stairs to...lift.
A person who suffers from claustrophobia has a dread of being confined in a small space, and would always prefer stairs to lift.
8. Do you take...sugar in ...coffee? I used to, but now I’m on ...diet. I’m trying to lose...weight.
Do you take sugar in coffee? I used to, but now I’m on a diet. I’m trying to lose weight.
9. ...suffering from ...shock should not be given anything to drink.
A suffering from shock should not be given anything to drink.
10. You’ll get...shock if you touch...live wire with that screwdriver. Why don’t you get...screwdriver with...insulated handle?
_You’ll get a shock if you touch a live wire with that screwdriver. Why don’t you get a screwdriver with an insulated handle?
11. It costs fifty-five and ...half pence and I’ve only got...fifty pence piece. You can pay by ... cheque here. But can I write...cheque for...fifty-five and...half pence?
It costs fifty-five and a half pence and I’ve only got a fifty pence piece. You can pay by cheque here. But can I write a cheque for fifty-five and a half pence?
12. Mr. Smith is...old customer and...honest man. Why do you say that? Has he been accused of...dishonesty?
Mr. Smith is an old customer and an honest man. Why do you say that? Has he been accused of dishonesty?
13. I’m not...wage-earner; I’m...self-employed man. I have...business of my own. Then you’re not...worker; you’re capitalist!
I’m not a wage-earner; I’m a self-employed man. I have a business of my own. Then you’re not a worker; you’re capitalist!
14 When he was charged with...murder he said he had...alibi.
When he was charged with murder he said he had an alibi.
15. ...friend of mine is expecting...baby. If it’s...girl she’s going to be called Etheldreda. What...name to give...girl!
A friend of mine is expecting a baby. If it’s a girl she’s going to be called Etheldreda. What a name to give a girl!
16. I have...hour and...half for lunch. I only have...half...hour-barely...time for...smoke and...cup of coffee.
I have an hour and a half for lunch. I only have half an hour-barely time for a smoke and a cup of coffee.
17. I hope you have...lovely time and...good weather. But I’m not going for...holiday; I’m going on...business.
I hope you have a lovely time and a good weather. But I’m not going for a holiday; I’m going on business.
18. He looked at me with...horror when I explained that I was...double agent. He looked at me with horror when I explained that I was a double agent.
19. I wouldn’t climb...mountain for $1,000! I have...horror of heights.
I wouldn’t climb a mountain for $1,000! I have horror of heights.
20. I have...headache and...sore throat. I think I’ve got...cold. I think you’re getting...flu.
I have a headache and a sore throat. I think I’ve got a cold. I think you’re getting a flu.
21. ...Mr. Jones called while you were out (neither of us knows this man). He wants to make...complaint about...article in the paper. He was in...very bad temper.
A Mr. Jones called while you were out (neither of us knows this man). He wants to make a complaint about an article in the paper. He was in a very bad temper.
22. If you go by...train you can have quite...comfortable journey, but make sure you get...express, not ...train that stops at all the stations.
If you go by train you can have quite a comfortable journey, but make sure you get an express, not a train that stops at all the stations.
23. ...few people know (hardly anyone knows) that there is...secret passage from this house to ...old smuggler’s cave in the cliffs.
Few people know (hardly anyone knows) that there is a secret passage from this house to an old smuggler’s cave in the cliffs.