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<p><strong><span style="font-size:16px;"><img alt="" class="right noborder" height="196" src="../../../ib/englishb/images/Articles%20GenGraphic%202.jpg" width="214">Instructions</span></strong></p><p>1. The exercise below contains sentences which have gaps into which you have to insert one of the options <strong>a / an / the / no article </strong></p><p>2. For each gap, choose the option which fits correctly</p><p>3. When you have finished, click on 'Total score: CHECK' at the bottom, and review how you have done</p><p><em><strong>** To learn the most from this test, you should then think carefully about your mistakes - work out why you got each one wrong, and think about the reasons for the right answer.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>.</strong></em></p><h4><span style="color:#800080;">This exercise has examples which include the Generic / Definite / Indefinite distinction in the same sentence. You have to choose which is the correct one for each of the gaps.</span></h4><p><em><strong>.</strong></em></p><div class="tib-quiz" data-quiz-id="3008" data-structure="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" data-score-answers="6d4a526a457a48584f763758344a7649472f76324c53614b78524c393439595570496d5a5971374b38686f3d"><p> </p>
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<p>(1) television was in (*) corner of (*) room</p>
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<p><span style="color:#0000CD;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">We are talking about a particular television and where it is.</span></span></p>
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<p>(*) television was in (2) corner of (*) room</p>
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<p><span style="color:#0000CD;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">There will be four corners, and there is no information that we are talking about a particular corner - so it is one example of several.</span></span></p>
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<p>(*) television was in (*) corner of (3) room</p>
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<p><span style="color:#0000CD;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">Given the rest of the sentence, it must mean <em>the particular room where the television is.</em></span></span></p>
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<p>(4) cats are (*) pain in (*) ass.</p>
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<p><span style="color:#0000CD;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">There is no indication that we are talking about a particular collection of cats, so the statement is general, and the noun is plural.</span></span></p>
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<p>(*) cats are (5) pain in (*) ass.</p>
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<p>(*) neighbours can be difficult, but (8) guy next door is (*) real disaster.</p>
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<p><span style="color:#0000CD;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">There must be other disasters in the world, so this is one case in many.</span></span></p>
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<p>I do not know much much about (10) cars, but (*) car I saw was (*) Mercedes.</p>
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<p><span style="color:#0000CD;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">The speaker is obviously talking about the whole general topic of cars (plural).</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="color:#0000CD;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">Now, we are talking about one particular car - the car that he saw.</span></span></p>
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<p>I do not know much much about (*) cars, but (*) car I saw was (12) Mercedes.</p>
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<p><span style="color:#0000CD;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">There must be a lot of different types of Mercedes, so we are talking about one example among many.</span></span></p>
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<p>(13) evolution is based on (*) idea that animals need to adapt to (*) environment.</p>
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<p><span style="color:#0000CD;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">Evolution is the name given to a big <em>general </em>idea.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="color:#0000CD;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">The idea is immediately described, using the clause beginning with that, and so made particular.</span></span></p>
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<p>(*) evolution is based on (*) idea that animals need to adapt to (15) environment.</p>
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<p><span style="color:#0000CD;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">The 'environment' mentioned is singular, as one example of many that could apply - if it had been plural, it would have required no article. Then, in addition, 'environment' begins with a vowel - so we need 'an'.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="color:#0000CD;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">It is a particular idea because we immediately are told that it is behind - in other words, it is not just any general idea.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="color:#0000CD;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">The noun is plural, so it is not particular - and it is a generalisation, so no article.</span></span></p>
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<p>Diplomacy is (19) art of saying <em><strong>nice doggie</strong></em>! until you can find (*) stone.</p>
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<p><span style="color:#0000CD;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">This is a particular art because we are told it is the specific "art of saying..."</span></span></p>
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<p>Diplomacy is (*) art of saying <em><strong>nice doggie!</strong></em> until you can find (20) stone.</p>
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<p><span style="color:#0000CD;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">It's not some particular stone - any stone will do !</span></span></p>
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