Поставьте артикль “a”, “an” или “the” там, где необходимо (+объяснения). 1. I like … chocolate and … sweets. 2. Does he listen to … jazz music in … evenings? 3. … bus over there is moving too fast. 4. There is … oval carpet on … floor. 5. I had … lunch in … café. … café was quite nice. 6. I’d like … cup of … coffee with … sugar and … milk. 7. … David can play … guitar but he can’t play … golf. 8. She bought … new pair of shoes. 9. Is there … bookstore near here? 10. Helen has got … parrot. – What’s … parrot’s name? 11. We are going to … beach by … car on … Friday. 12. … weather is nasty today and … sky is gloomy. 13. On … 14th of February … lot of people celebrate … St.Valentine’s Day. 14. My … teacher’s name is … Robert. 15. Do you remember … woman we saw last week? 16. My son is … schoolboy, he goes to … school in … Manchester. 17. Can you pass me … mustard, please? 18. People can’t live on … moon. 19. I really enjoyed … book you gave me. 20. What’s … longest river in … Russia? – I don’t know. I’m not good at … geography. 21. Look! … cheese costs 50 $ … kilo. 22. This is … second day of our trip. 23. … carrots are good for your … eyes. 24. … euro is stronger than … dollar today. 25. Diana has … sore throat. … throat makes it hard to talk. 26. You should turn … left and go straight. 27. … Jacksons live next door to us. 28. We are meeting … tomorrow at … noon. 29. I saw … elephant at … zoo. 30. … battery in … my smartphone is dead.
2. Does he listen to jazz music in the evenings? - No article is needed before jazz music because it is a general statement about a type of music. The article "the" is used before "evenings" because it refers to a specific time.
3. The bus over there is moving too fast. - "The" is used before bus because it refers to a specific bus.
4. There is an oval carpet on the floor. - "An" is used before oval carpet because it is a singular countable noun.
5. I had lunch in a café. The café was quite nice. - "A" is used before café because it is a singular countable noun. "The" is used before café in the second sentence because it refers to a specific café that was mentioned before.
6. I'd like a cup of coffee with sugar and milk. - "A" is used before cup because it is a singular countable noun.
7. David can play the guitar but he can't play golf. - "The" is used before guitar because it refers to a specific musical instrument. No article is needed before golf because it is a general statement about a sport.
8. She bought a new pair of shoes. - "A" is used before pair because it is a singular countable noun.
9. Is there a bookstore near here? - "A" is used before bookstore because it is a singular countable noun.
10. Helen has got a parrot. - "A" is used before parrot because it is a singular countable noun. "The" is used before parrot's name because it refers to a specific name of the parrot.
11. We are going to the beach by car on Friday. - "The" is used before beach because it refers to a specific beach. "The" is used before car and Friday because they refer to specific things and time.
12. The weather is nasty today and the sky is gloomy. - "The" is used before weather and sky because they refer to specific things.
13. On the 14th of February, a lot of people celebrate St. Valentine's Day. - No article is needed before the 14th of February. "A" is used before lot because it is a singular countable noun. "The" is used before St. Valentine's Day because it refers to a specific holiday.
14. My teacher's name is Robert. - No article is needed before teacher's name. "The" is used before Robert because it refers to a specific person.
15. Do you remember the woman we saw last week? - "The" is used before woman because it refers to a specific woman. No article is needed before last week.
16. My son is a schoolboy, he goes to school in Manchester. - "A" is used before schoolboy because it is a singular countable noun. "The" is used before school because it refers to a specific school. "The" is used before Manchester because it refers to a specific location.
17. Can you pass me the mustard, please? - "The" is used before mustard because it refers to a specific condiment.
18. People can't live on the moon. - No article is needed before moon because it is a general statement about a celestial body.
19. I really enjoyed the book you gave me. - "The" is used before book because it refers to a specific book.
20. What's the longest river in Russia? I don't know. I'm not good at geography. - "The" is used before longest river because it refers to a specific river. "The" is used before Russia because it refers to a specific location. No article is needed before geography.
21. Look! The cheese costs 50$ per kilo. - "The" is used before cheese because it refers to a specific item. No article is needed before 50$ or kilo because they are measurements.
22. This is the second day of our trip. - "The" is used before second day because it refers to a specific day.
23. Carrots are good for your eyes. - No article is needed before carrots or eyes because they are general statements about a vegetable and a body part.
24. The euro is stronger than the dollar today. - "The" is used before euro and dollar because they refer to specific currencies. No article is needed before today.
25. Diana has a sore throat. Her throat makes it hard to talk. - "A" is used before sore throat because it is a singular countable noun. No article is needed before throat in the second sentence.
26. You should turn left and go straight. - No article is needed before left or straight because they are directions.
27. The Jacksons live next door to us. - "The" is used before Jacksons because it refers to a specific family.
28. We are meeting tomorrow at noon. - No article is needed before tomorrow or noon because they are specific times.
29. I saw an elephant at the zoo. - "An" is used before elephant because it is a singular countable noun. No article is needed before zoo.
30. The battery in my smartphone is dead. - "The" is used before battery and smartphone because they refer to specific objects. No article is needed before my.