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Give me some water. (uncountable noun)

We played cricket yesterday. (uncountable noun)

Children like watching television. (plural)

Defi nite Arti cle – the

We use the with nouns when there is no doubt about which particular person

or thing we are talking about.

I bought a pair of shoes and a shirt. The shoes were more expensive
than the shirt.
(The speaker knows which particular pair of shoes and which shirt he is
talking about. They are the ones he bought.)

The Earth goes around the Sun.

(There is only one Earth and one Sun.)

C1. Fill in the blanks with a or an.

1. I want to buy new car.

2. My brother is artist.

3. That’s good idea!

4. elephant cannot run as fast as cheetah.

5. old Irishman went to a shop to buy pair of scissors.

C2. Fill in the blanks with a, an or the. Put a cross in the blank if no arti cle
is needed.

1. I saw giraffe, peacock and orang-utan at
zoo.

2. I do not like chocolate ice cream.

3. Scientists are trying to find out if there is water on

moon.

4. Hinamatsuri is name of festival. girls arrange
dolls on platform to keep away evil spirits.

5. We bought DVDs of cartoon film and action film. I loved
cartoon film. But action film was boring.

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