Exercise 1. Fill in the following sentences with the indefinite article whenever needed. Rewrite the entire sentence.
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. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 24. I’m having ...few friends in to ...coffee tomorrow evening. Would you like to come? I’d love to, but I’m afraid I’m going to ...concert. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 25. It’s time you had ...holiday. You haven’t had ...day off for...month. ________________________________________________________________________________ 26. He broke ...leg in ...skiing accident. It’s still in...plaster. ________________________________________________________________________________ 27. I want...assistant with...knowledge of French and ...experience of ...office routine. ________________________________________________________________________________ 28. I see that your house is built of ...wood. Are you insured against...fire? ________________________________________________________________________________ 29. The escaping prisoner camped in...wood but he didn’t light ...fire because...smoke rising from the wood might attract...attention. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 30. I had ...amazing experience last night. I saw...dinosaur eating...meat pie in...London Park. You mean you had...nightmare. Anyway, dinosaurs didn’t eat...meat. ______
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I have an hour and a half for lunch. I only have half an hour-barely any time for a smoke and a cup of coffee.
17. I hope you have a lovely time and some good weather. But I’m not going for a holiday; I’m going on some business.
18. He looked at me with horror when I explained that I was a double agent.
19. I wouldn’t climb a mountain for $1,000! I have a horror of heights.
20. I have a headache and a sore throat. I think I’ve got a cold. I think you’re getting the flu.
21. Some Mr. Jones called while you were out. 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 a comfortable journey, but make sure you get the express, not the train that stops at all the stations.
23. A few people know that there is a secret passage from this house to the old smuggler’s cave in the cliffs.
24. I’m having a few friends in for some coffee tomorrow evening. Would you like to come? I’d love to, but I’m afraid I’m going to a concert.
25. It’s time you had a holiday. You haven’t had a day off for a month.
26. He broke a leg in a skiing accident. It’s still in plaster.
27. I want an assistant with knowledge of French and some experience of an office routine.
28. I see that your house is built of wood. Are you insured against fire?
29. The escaping prisoner camped in the wood but he didn’t light a fire because the smoke rising from the wood might attract attention.
30. I had an amazing experience last night. I saw a dinosaur eating a meat pie in London Park. You mean you had a nightmare. Anyway, dinosaurs didn’t eat any meat.
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