Definite Article 'the'

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Listen to the audioscript and provide the missing article for this sentence. Use "a," "an," "the", or ''zero' article.
2.

Listen to the audioscript and provide the missing article for following question. Use "a," "an," "the", or ''zero" article
3.

Give me _____ book which is on the table.
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  The
- C.
  
  No article
- D.
  
  An
Correct Answer
B. The

Explanation
Use definite article the because the listener knows exactly which book the speaker is talking about; the book which is on the table.

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4.

We are having _____ dinner with _____ Sharmas.
- A.
  
  No article/ the
- B.
  
  No article/ no article
- C.
  
  A / the
- D.
  
  The/ the
Correct Answer
A. No article/ the

Explanation
We don't use an article before meal time: "We are having dinner." We don't use an article with proper name: "We are having dinner with Sonali Sharma."; however, we use a definite article "the" with proper name as a whole (family as a whole), but first you need to make it plural: "We are having dinner with the Sharmas."

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5.

_____ Chinese are more conservative than _____ English.
- A.
  
  A/an
- B.
  
  The/the
- C.
  
  The/an
- D.
  
  No article/no article
Correct Answer
A. A/an

Explanation
"The Chinese are more conservative than the English."
The Chinese = the people of China
The English = the people of England

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6.

I like _____ music in general and I really like _____ music playing right now.
- A.
  
  A/ the
- B.
  
  The/the
- C.
  
  No article/no article
- D.
  
  No article/the
Correct Answer
A. A/ the

Explanation
We don't use an article with music if we're talking about music in general (no particular music); however, if we're talking about a particular music, we use "the".

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7.

Which sentence is correct?
- A.
  
  The actors in this film are very talented.
- B.
  
  Actors in this film are very talented.
- C.
  
  Actor in this film is very talented.
- D.
  
  The actors in this film is very talented
Correct Answer
A. The actors in this film are very talented.

Explanation
Use the to talk about one particular thing, or a particular group of things.

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8.

Here's ________ stuff we ordered.
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  An
- C.
  
  The
- D.
  
  No article
Correct Answer
C. The
9.

Who's ________ teacher for this class?
- A.
  
  The
- B.
  
  No article
- C.
  
  A
- D.
  
  An
Correct Answer
A. The

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Definite Article 'the'

Listen to the audioscript and provide the missing article for this sentence. Use "a," "an," "the", or ''zero' article.

Listen to the audioscript and provide the missing article for following question. Use "a," "an," "the", or ''zero" article

Give me _____ book which is on the table.

We are having _ dinner with _ Sharmas.

_ Chinese are more conservative than _ English.

I like _ music in general and I really like _ music playing right now.

Which sentence is correct?

Here's ________ stuff we ordered.

Who's ________ teacher for this class?

Definite Article 'the'

Listen to the audioscript and provide the missing article for this sentence. Use "a," "an," "the", or ''zero' article.

Listen to the audioscript and provide the missing article for following question. Use "a," "an," "the", or ''zero" article

Give me _____ book which is on the table.

We are having _____ dinner with _____ Sharmas.

_____ Chinese are more conservative than _____ English.

I like _____ music in general and I really like _____ music playing right now.

Which sentence is correct?

Here's ________ stuff we ordered.

Who's ________ teacher for this class?

We are having _ dinner with _ Sharmas.

_ Chinese are more conservative than _ English.

I like _ music in general and I really like _ music playing right now.