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My father is __ honest man.

the

an

zero article

a

When should you use the article "an"?

Before a noun that starts with a vowel letter.

For a plural noun.

Before a noun that starts with a vowel sound.

For a specific or unique noun.

I saw __ sun this morning.

a

the

zero article

an

A student writes, "I have two dog." What is the most likely reason for the error?

They should have used the article 'the'.

They used the wrong number.

They used the wrong word order.

They forgot to make the noun plural.

Mount Everest is __ highest mountain in __ world.

the, a

a, the

the, the

zero article, a

I need to buy __ new pair of shoes.

zero article

a

the

an

A student says, "I like rice." Why is there no article before 'rice'?

Rice is a specific type of food.

They forgot to add the article.

Rice is a countable noun.

Rice is an uncountable noun used in general.

What does the phrase "I saw a cat" tell the listener about the cat?

There is only one cat in the world.

The listener already knows which cat it is.

The cat is new information and not specific.

The cat is very special.

The students are studying __ history of Japan.

the

a

zero article

an

A student says, "I bought book." What is the most likely reason for their mistake?

They used the wrong verb tense.

They are missing the article 'a' or 'the'.

They should have used a plural noun.

The word 'book' is not a countable noun.

We went to the zoo and saw __ elephants and __ monkeys.

an, zero article

zero article, zero article

a, a

the, the

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 used the article 'the' instead of no article.

They should have said 'a student'.

Could you pass me __ sugar, please?

the

zero article

a

an

I saw __ cat and __ dog in the garden. __ cat was chasing __ dog.

an, a, The, the

a, a, The, the

a, an, The, the

a, a, a, the

In English, if you want to say "dogs (x3)", what is the correct word order?

dog three

three of dogs

dogs three

three dogs

In Thai, counting nouns require a classifier. What is the English equivalent?

The plural '-s' on the end of the noun.

A special word before the noun.

The article 'the' before the number.

Nothing is required.

She needs a piece of __ advice.

an

the

a

zero article

I like __ rice for breakfast.

zero article

an

the

a

If a sentence refers to "the sun," why is "the" used?

Because the word 'sun' has a plural form.

Because there is only one sun (it is unique).

Because the word 'sun' starts with a consonant.

Because it is the first time the sun has been mentioned.