C) Put a suitable article into the blanks: 1. My neighbour is ……….. photographer; let’s ask him for ……….. advice about colour films.
2. I had ……… very bad night; I didn’t sleep ………. wink.
3. He is ………… vegeterian; you won’t get ………. meat at his house.
4. ………… youngest boy has just started going to ……….. school; ………. eldest boy is at ………… college.
5. I went to ………… school to talk to ………… headmistress. I persuaded her to let Ann give up …………. gymnastics and take ………. ballet lessons instead.
6. There was ………. knock on ………. door. I opened it and found ………… small dark man in ………. check overcoat and ……… soft hat.
7. - Are John and Mary ……….. cousins?
- No, they aren’t ………. cousins; they are ……….. brother and ……… sister.
8. ……….. postman’s little boy says that he’d rather be ………… dentist than ……….. doctor, because …………. dentists don’t get called out at ……….. night.
9. - Would you like to hear ………… story about ……….. Englishman, …………. Irishman and ………. Scotsman?
- No. I’ve heard ……….. stories about ……….. Englishmen, ………… Irishmen and ………… Scotsmen before and they are all ……….. same.
10. “………. modern burglars don’t hide under ………. beds.” said her daughter.
11. ……….. most of ………… stories that ………… people tell about ……….. Irish aren’t true.
12. Like many women, she loves ……….. tea parties and ………… gossip.
13. On ……….. Sundays my father stays in …………. bed till ten o’clock, reading ………. Sunday papers.
14. I have ……….. little money left; let’s have dinner in ……….. restaurant.
15. - I hope you have ………… lovely time and ………… good weather.
- But I’m not going for ………… holiday; I’m going on …………. business.
16. During ………. meal he gives her ………. instructions about ………. garden and she tells him ………. village gossip.
17. My mother goes to …………church in …………. morning, and in ………… afternoon goes to visit ………… friends.

1. My neighbour is a photographer; let’s ask him for some advice about colour films.
- In this sentence, the word "photographer" is a profession, so it requires the indefinite article "a". The word "advice" is a non-count noun, so it doesn't require an article.

2. I had a very bad night; I didn’t sleep a wink.
- The phrase "a very bad night" is referring to a specific night, so it requires the indefinite article "a". The phrase "a wink" is an idiomatic expression, so it also requires the indefinite article "a".

3. He is a vegetarian; you won’t get any meat at his house.
- The word "vegetarian" is a noun, so it requires the indefinite article "a". The word "meat" is a non-count noun and needs to be modified by "any" instead of an article.

4. The youngest boy has just started going to school; the eldest boy is at college.
- The phrase "the youngest boy" and "the eldest boy" refers to specific boys, so they require the definite article "the". The word "school" and "college" are also specific and require the definite article "the".

5. I went to the school to talk to the headmistress. I persuaded her to let Ann give up gymnastics and take ballet lessons instead.
- The noun "school" is specific and requires the definite article "the". The word "headmistress" is also specific and requires the definite article "the". The noun "gymnastics" is a general activity, so it doesn't require an article. The word "ballet" is specific and requires the definite article "the".

6. There was a knock on the door. I opened it and found a small dark man in a check overcoat and a soft hat.
- The noun phrases "a knock", "a small dark man", "a check overcoat", and "a soft hat" are referring to non-specific entities, so they require the indefinite article "a". The noun "door" is specific and requires the definite article "the".

7. - Are John and Mary cousins?
- No, they aren’t cousins; they are brother and sister.
- The word "cousins" is a plural noun and requires the indefinite article "are". The words "brother" and "sister" are referring to specific relationships, so they require the definite articles "the".

8. The postman’s little boy says that he’d rather be a dentist than a doctor, because dentists don’t get called out at night.
- The noun phrases "a dentist" and "a doctor" are professions and require the indefinite articles "a". The noun "dentists" is plural and requires the definite article "the". The words "called out" and "night" are referring to non-specific entities and require the indefinite articles "a" and "at".

9. - Would you like to hear a story about an Englishman, an Irishman, and a Scotsman?
- No. I’ve heard stories about Englishmen, Irishmen, and Scotsmen before, and they are all the same.
- The words "story" and "Englishman" are non-specific and require the indefinite articles "a" and "an". The words "Irishman" and "Scotsman" are also non-specific and require the indefinite articles "an" and "a".

10. "Modern burglars don’t hide under beds," said her daughter.
- The word "burglars" is a plural noun and requires the indefinite article "Modern". The word "beds" is a plural noun and requires the definite article "the".

11. Most of the stories that people tell about the Irish aren’t true.
- The word "stories" is plural and requires the indefinite article "the". The words "Irish" is specific and requires the definite article "the".

12. Like many women, she loves tea parties and gossip.
- The word "tea parties" and "gossip" don't require any articles because they are non-specific and plural.

13. On Sundays my father stays in bed till ten o’clock, reading the Sunday papers.
- The word "Sundays" and "bed" are specific and require the definite article "the". The word "Sunday papers" refers to specific newspapers and requires the definite article "the".

14. I have a little money left; let’s have dinner in a restaurant.
- The phrase "a little money" refers to a non-specific amount of money, so it requires the indefinite article "a". The word "restaurant" is a non-specific place, so it also requires the indefinite article "a".

15. - I hope you have a lovely time and good weather.
- But I’m not going for a holiday; I’m going on business.
- The words "lovely time" and "good weather" are non-specific and require the indefinite articles "a" and "good". The words "holiday" and "business" are non-specific and require the indefinite articles "a" and "on".

16. During the meal, he gives her instructions about the garden, and she tells him village gossip.
- The word "meal" is specific and requires the definite article "the". The words "instructions" and "garden" are non-specific and require the indefinite articles "the" and "a". The words "village" and "gossip" are non-specific and plural, so they don't require any articles.

17. My mother goes to church in the morning, and in the afternoon goes to visit friends.
- The word "church" is specific and requires the definite article "the". The word "morning" is non-specific and requires no article. The word "afternoon" is non-specific and requires no article. The word "friends" is non-specific and plural, so it doesn't require an article.