Fill in a/an, the or- 1) There are __
two people in a shop. __ people are very suspicious
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2) There's _ book on
__ shelf. __ book is about travelling.
3) There are
120 people on the train. __
people are going to Yaroslavl.
4) That __
man across the street has got g _
big dog. __ dog is
black.
5) Tom has got
snake at home.
6) I like to travel by
car. I don't like to travel on
foot.
7) There is
apple, two
milk in
fridge.
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B) I've got
new tablet PC.
gadget is by Samsung.
P) This is
his smartphone.
smartphone is really good.
Tom and
his brother have got
good teachers.
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1) There are two people in a shop. The people are very suspicious.
In this sentence, we use "the" before "people" because we are referring to specific people, the ones in the shop.

2) There's a book on the shelf. The book is about traveling.
Here, we use "a" before "book" because we are talking about any book on the shelf, not a specific one. We use "the" before "book" in the second sentence because we are referring to the specific book that is about traveling.

3) There are 120 people on the train. The people are going to Yaroslavl.
We use "the" before "people" in both sentences because we are referring to specific people, the ones on the train.

4) That man across the street has got a big dog. The dog is black.
We use "a" before "big dog" because we are talking about any big dog, not a specific one. We use "the" before "dog" in the second sentence because we are referring to the specific dog that the man across the street has.

5) Tom has a snake at home.
We use "a" before "snake" because we are talking about any snake, not a specific one.

6) I like to travel by car. I don't like to travel on foot.
We don't use any articles before "car" or "foot" because we are talking about these modes of transportation in general, not specific ones.

7) There is an apple, two milk in the fridge.
Here, we have two errors. "milk" should be "bottles of milk" to indicate the quantity, and "an" before "apple" should be replaced with "an" before "apple" or "some" before "apples" to indicate the quantity.

8) I've got a new tablet PC. The gadget is by Samsung.
We use "a" before "new tablet PC" because we are talking about any new tablet PC, not a specific one. We use "the" before "gadget" in the second sentence because we are referring to the specific gadget that is Samsung.

9) This is his smartphone. The smartphone is really good.
We use "his" before "smartphone" to indicate possession, and we use "the" before "smartphone" in the second sentence because we are referring to the specific smartphone that was mentioned before.

10) Tom and his brother have got good teachers.
No articles are needed before "teachers" because we are talking about teachers in general, not specific ones.

1. -, the

2. a, the, the

3. -,the

4. -, the