Exercise 3. Put in a/an or the (this exercise only has singular countable nouns)
 
1. Could you pass me book (there’s only one).
2. Could you pass me book (any book is okay).
3. I’d like spoon (there are lots in the drawer).
4. I’d like spoon (there’s only one on the table).
5. She took chair from the dining room (there are lots of chairs in the dining room).
6. She took chair from the dining room (there’s only one chair in the dining room).
7. He handed me fork (there was only one).
8. He handed me fork (there were several).
9. He picked me up at station (there is one station in our town).
10. He picked me up at station (I can’t remember which station).
11. Would you mind opening door? (I mean the door of the room we are in).
12. He walked into door and hit his head (The listener doesn’t know which door. It could be any door).
13. She fell into river (there’s one river in our town).
14. She fell into river (the listener doesn’t know which river. It could be any river in the country).
15. I drank cup of coffee (she made me one cup of coffee).
16. Could you buy me cup of coffee? (any one is fine).
17. We met in bookshop (there is only one bookshop in our town).
18. We met in bookshop (it could be any bookshop).
19. I had dinner in Chinese restaurant (there’s one near our house).
20. I had dinner in Chinese restaurant (there are hundreds in London and you don’t know which one).

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