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I like __ rice for breakfast.

the

zero article

a

an

When should you use the article "an"?

For a specific or unique noun.

Before a noun that starts with a vowel sound.

For a plural noun.

Before a noun that starts with a vowel letter.

Mount Everest is __ highest mountain in __ world.

zero article, a

a, the

the, a

the, the

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

A special word before the noun.

The article 'the' before the number.

Nothing is required.

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

My father is __ honest man.

zero article

an

a

the

I need to buy __ new pair of shoes.

zero article

the

a

an

Could you pass me __ sugar, please?

a

the

an

zero article

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

an, a, The, the

a, an, The, the

a, a, The, the

a, a, a, the

I saw __ sun this morning.

zero article

the

an

a

She needs a piece of __ advice.

zero article

an

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

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

The cat is new information and not specific.

The cat is very special.

There is only one cat in the world.

The listener already knows which cat it is.

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 used the article 'the' instead of no article.

They should have said 'a student'.

They forgot to add a classifier.

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

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

Because the word 'sun' has a plural form.

Because the word 'sun' starts with a consonant.

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

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

an, zero article

a, a

the, the

zero article, zero article

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

Rice is a countable noun.

Rice is an uncountable noun used in general.

They forgot to add the article.

Rice is a specific type of food.

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

They forgot to make the noun plural.

They used the wrong word order.

They used the wrong number.

They should have used the article 'the'.

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

They should have used a plural noun.

The word 'book' is not a countable noun.

They used the wrong verb tense.

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

The students are studying __ history of Japan.

a

an

the

zero article