Question

Helppppp 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! _____________________________________________________________

Answer 1

1 a, - (zero, nu e nevoie)

2 -, -, -

3 a, a

4 a, -, a, a, -

5 a, -, -

6 -, a, an

7 a, -, a, a, -, a

8 -, -, a, -

9 a, -

10 a, a, a, an

11 a, a, -, a, -, a

12 an, an, -

13 a, a, a, a

14 -, an

15 a, a, a, a, a