|
|
Articles Exercise #1Brought to you by the Purdue University Online Writing Lab. Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate article, a, an, or the, or leave the space blank if no article is needed. 1. I want ____ apple from that basket. 2. ____ church on the corner is progressive. 3. Miss Lin speaks ____ Chinese. 4. I borrowed ____ pencil from your pile of pencils and pens. 5. One of the students said, "____ professor is late today." 6 Eli likes to play ____ volleyball. 7. I bought ____ umbrella to go out in the rain. 8. My daughter is learning to play ____ violin at her school. 9. Please give me ____ cake that is on the counter. 10. I lived on ____ Main Street when I first came to town. 11. Albany is the capital of ____ New York State. 12. My husband's family speaks ____ Polish. 13. ____ apple a day keeps the doctor away. 14. ____ ink in my pen is red. 15. Our neighbors have ____ cat and ____ dog. You can check your answers at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/print/esl/eslartA1.html, go back to the handout on articles at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/print/esl/eslart.html, or go on to exercise 2 at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/print/esl/eslartEX2.html. |
|
The following information must remain intact on every handout printed for distribution. This page is located at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/print/esl/eslartEX1.html Copyright ©1995-2004 by OWL at Purdue
University and Purdue University. All rights reserved.
|