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Articles and classifiers

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    English articles and classifiers for Thai speakers
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  • My father is __ honest man.
    an
    zero article
    a
    the
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  • I saw __ cat and __ dog in the garden. __ cat was chasing __ dog.
    a, a, The, the
    an, a, The, the
    a, a, a, the
    a, an, The, the
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  • The students are studying __ history of Japan.
    an
    a
    zero article
    the
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  • I need to buy __ new pair of shoes.
    a
    zero article
    the
    an
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  • I like __ rice for breakfast.
    an
    the
    a
    zero article
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  • Mount Everest is __ highest mountain in __ world.
    the, the
    the, a
    a, the
    zero article, a
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  • Could you pass me __ sugar, please?
    the
    an
    zero article
    a
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  • We went to the zoo and saw __ elephants and __ monkeys.
    the, the
    an, zero article
    zero article, zero article
    a, a
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  • She needs a piece of __ advice.
    zero article
    the
    a
    an
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  • I saw __ sun this morning.
    zero article
    a
    the
    an
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  • A student says, "I bought book." What is the most likely reason for their mistake?
    They used the wrong verb tense.
    The word 'book' is not a countable noun.
    They should have used a plural noun.
    They are missing the article 'a' or 'the'.
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  • When should you use the article "an"?
    Before a noun that starts with a vowel letter.
    For a plural noun.
    For a specific or unique noun.
    Before a noun that starts with a vowel sound.
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  • In English, if you want to say "dogs (x3)", what is the correct word order?
    three dogs
    dogs three
    dog three
    three of dogs
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  • A student says, "The students are friendly" when they mean students in general. What is their mistake?
    They should have used a singular noun.
    They forgot to add a classifier.
    They should have said 'a student'.
    They used the article 'the' instead of no article.
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  • What does the phrase "I saw a cat" tell the listener about the cat?
    The listener already knows which cat it is.
    The cat is very special.
    The cat is new information and not specific.
    There is only one cat in the world.
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  • In Thai, counting nouns require a classifier. What is the English equivalent?
    Nothing is required.
    The article 'the' before the number.
    The plural '-s' on the end of the noun.
    A special word before the noun.
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