ARTICLES

I.                    In the following sentences supply the articles (a, an or the) if they are necessary. If no article is necessary, write Ø.

1.       Jason’s father bought him the bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday.

2.       The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from Ø France to the United States.

3.       Rita is studying Ø English and Ø math this semester.

4.       The judged asked the witness to tell the truth.

5.       Please give me a cup of Ø  coffee with Ø cream and Ø sugar.

6.       The big books on the table are for my history class.

7.       When you go to the store, please buy a bottle of Ø chocolate milk and a dozen oranges.

8.       There are only a few seats left for Ø tonight’s musical at the University.

9.       John and Mercy went to Ø school yesterday and then studied in the library before returning home.

10.   What did you eat for Ø breakfast this morning?

II.                  Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of other.

1.       This pen isn’t working. Please give me another

2.       If you’re still thirsty, I’ll make the other pot of coffee.

3.       This dictionary has a page missing. Please give me the other one

4.       He doesn’t need those books. He needs the other ones

5.       There are thirty people in the room. Twenty are from Latin America and the other are from other countries.

6.       Six people are in the store. Two were buying meat. Other was looking at magazines. Another was eating a candy bar. The other were walking around looking for more food.

7.       This glass of milk is sour. Another glass of milk is sour too.

8.       The army was practicing its drills. One group was doing artillery practice. Other was marching; another was at attention; and the other was practicing combat tactics.

9.       There are seven students from Japan. Other are from Iran, and the other are from other places.

10.   We looked at cars today. The first two we far too expensive, but the other ones were reasonably priced.