Артикли . Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article where necessary. Nouns denoting parts of the day and names of seasons.
1. It was___evening. 2. It was___warm summer evening. 3.___evening was very pleasant. 4. Let's meet in___evening, I'll be very busy in___afternoon. 5. It was___early morning. 6. It snowed at___night. 7. We started early in ___ morning. 8. We were shivering though it was___warm night. 9. They got up at___ dawn. The sun was shining brightly, there were no clouds in the sky. But they started off late in___morning. 10. What do you usually do in___autumn? 11. Russians like___hard winter with plenty of___snow and___ frost. 12. Nature is so beautiful in___spring. 13. In this country___spring is rather wet,___summer is sometimes hot,___autumn is windy and muddy,__ winter is seldom cold and snowy. How can people live here? I prefer___summer all the year round. 14. She still remembers___autumn when he first told her of his love. 15. Nothing can be more beautiful than green forests in___early spring. 16 .It was___late autumn. 17.___autumn of 1996 was very warm and sunny. 18.___ spring and love make people feel young. 19.1 am going to France in___summer. 20. In Great Britain___winters are not severely cold, while___summers are rarely hot.
2. It was a warm summer evening. (The adjective "warm" describes the noun "evening," so it requires the indefinite article "a." The adjective "summer" also describes the noun "evening," but it does not require an article.)
3. The evening was very pleasant. (Since "evening" is now a specific evening, it requires the definite article "the.")
4. Let's meet in the evening, I'll be very busy in the afternoon. (No article is needed before "evening" and "afternoon" because they are used in a general sense.)
5. It was an early morning. (The noun "morning" is singular and indefinite, so it requires the indefinite article "an.")
6. It snowed at night. (No article is needed before "night" because it is used in a general sense.)
7. We started early in the morning. (No article is needed before "morning" because it is used in a general sense.)
8. We were shivering though it was a warm night. (The adjective "warm" describes the noun "night," so it requires the indefinite article "a.")
9. They got up at dawn. The sun was shining brightly, there were no clouds in the sky. But they started off late in the morning. (No articles are needed before "dawn" and "morning" because they are used in a general sense.)
10. What do you usually do in autumn? (No article is needed before "autumn" because it is used in a general sense.)
11. Russians like a hard winter with plenty of snow and frost. (The adjectives "hard" and "plenty of" describe the nouns "winter," "snow," and "frost," so they require the indefinite article "a." The second occurrence of "snow" and "frost" also require the definite article "the" because they are specific.)
12. Nature is so beautiful in spring. (No article is needed before "spring" because it is used in a general sense.)
13. In this country, spring is rather wet, summer is sometimes hot, autumn is windy and muddy, and winter is seldom cold and snowy. How can people live here? I prefer summer all year round. (No articles are needed before "spring," "summer," "autumn," and "winter" because they are used in a general sense. The second occurrence of "summer" requires the indefinite article "a" because it follows the verb "prefer.")
14. She still remembers the autumn when he first told her of his love. (The noun "autumn" is specific, so it requires the definite article "the.")
15. Nothing can be more beautiful than green forests in early spring. (No article is needed before "forests" because it is used in a general sense. The adjective "early" describes the noun "spring," but it does not require an article.)
16. It was late autumn. (No article is needed before "autumn" because it is used in a general sense.)
17. The autumn of 1996 was very warm and sunny. (The noun "autumn" is specific, so it requires the definite article "the.")
18. Spring and love make people feel young. (No articles are needed before "spring" and "love" because they are used in a general sense.)
19. I am going to France in summer. (No article is needed before "summer" because it is used in a general sense.)
20. In Great Britain, winters are not severely cold, while summers are rarely hot. (No articles are needed before "winters" and "summers" because they are used in a general sense. The adjective "severely" describes the noun "cold," but it does not require an article.)