Вставьте где необходимо артикли (a, an, the). . 1. My son got ... bad mark at school yesterday, but ... mark did not upset him. 2. We have ...new student in the class. ...student comes from Peru. 3. ...Adriatic Sea is an arm of Mediterranean Sea. 4. Volga flows from ... Voldai Hills to ... Caspian Sea. 5. The pupil showed ... Europe, ...Asia, ... North and ... South America, ... Africa on the map but he completely forgot about ... Australia. 6. I saw ... beautiful dress in the shop, but ... dress was too expensive. 7. There is ... new dictionary on sale now. ... dictionary gives 20.000 words. 8. I found ...kitten in the street and brought it home, but my mother is against ... poor animal. 9. I usually have ... cup of tea with sandwiches for Sl. breakfast. 10. ...Swiss Alps are good place to go to if you like skiing. ...
Explanation: In this sentence, "a" is used before "bad mark" because it refers to a non-specific mark. "The" is used before "mark" because it refers to a specific mark that was mentioned before.
2. We have a new student in the class. The student comes from Peru.
Explanation: "a" is used before "new student" because it refers to a non-specific student. "The" is used before "student" because it refers to a specific student that was mentioned before.
3. The Adriatic Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea.
Explanation: "The" is used before "Adriatic Sea" because it is a specific sea that is known to both the speaker and the listener.
4. The Volga flows from the Voldai Hills to the Caspian Sea.
Explanation: "The" is used before "Volga" because it is a specific river that is known to both the speaker and the listener. "The" is used before "Caspian Sea" because it is a specific sea that is known to both the speaker and the listener. "The" is used before "Voldai Hills" because it refers to specific hills that were mentioned before.
5. The pupil showed Europe, Asia, North, and South America, and Africa on the map, but he completely forgot about Australia.
Explanation: "The" is used before each continent (Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa) because they are known and specific continents. "The" is also used before "map" because it refers to a specific map that was mentioned before. However, "Australia" does not have an article before it because it is not mentioned as a specific location before.
6. I saw a beautiful dress in the shop, but the dress was too expensive.
Explanation: "A" is used before "beautiful dress" because it refers to a non-specific dress. "The" is used before "dress" because it refers to a specific dress that was mentioned before. "The" is also used before "shop" because it refers to a specific shop that is known to both the speaker and the listener.
7. There is a new dictionary on sale now. The dictionary gives 20,000 words.
Explanation: "A" is used before "new dictionary" because it refers to a non-specific dictionary. "The" is used before "dictionary" because it refers to a specific dictionary that was mentioned before.
8. I found a kitten in the street and brought it home, but my mother is against the poor animal.
Explanation: "A" is used before "kitten" because it refers to a non-specific kitten. "The" is not used before "animal" because there is no specific animal mentioned before.
9. I usually have a cup of tea with sandwiches for breakfast.
Explanation: "A" is used before "cup of tea" because it refers to a non-specific cup of tea. "Sl." is not a widely known abbreviation, so it is not clear what it refers to. Assuming it means "Slovenian," "breakfast" is not mentioned as a specific meal before.
10. The Swiss Alps are a good place to go to if you like skiing.
Explanation: "The" is used before "Swiss Alps" because it refers to a specific mountain range that is known to both the speaker and the listener. "A" is used before "good place" because it refers to a non-specific place.