Exercises For Chapter 14. Singular Countable Nouns: Answers
Exercises For Chapter 14. Singular Countable Nouns: Answers
Exercises For Chapter 14. Singular Countable Nouns: Answers
SINGULAR COUNTABLE
NOUNS
1. Rewrite each of the following sentences, changing the subject of the verb to the singular,
inserting a or an before the subject, as appropriate, and changing the verb to agree with the subject.
For example:
Violins are difficult to play.
A violin is difficult to play.
2. Fill in each blank with either the indefinite article (a or an) or the definite article (the). Use a or
an with nouns referring to people or things which have not been mentioned previously, and use the
with nouns referring to people or things which have been mentioned previously.
I had never visited Seretnay Park before. Last week I went to ____ park and chose ____ tour to
take. There were twenty tourists and one guide. ____ guide asked what we wanted to see. I said I
had never seen ____ eagle, and I would like to see one. ____ child on ____ tour said he would like
to see ____ beaver, since he had heard there were many in ____ park. ____ guide said he would do
his best. First he led us along ____ road, and then we turned off onto ____ path. To our right was
____ marshy pond.
Suddenly ____ child who had spoken before shouted, "Look! I see ____ beaver!" Of course ____
beaver was startled. It slapped its tail and disappeared into pond.
Our guide pointed to ____ pile of sticks and said, "That's where ____ beaver lives. That's his
house." I had my camera with me, and took ____ photograph of ____ house.
As we were standing there, ____ guide was looking across ____ pond through ____ small
telescope. After a minute, he tapped my shoulder and handed me ____ telescope. He pointed to
____ tall tree and said, "Do you see that white speck? That's ____ bald eagle."
I had difficulty focusing ____ telescope, but finally I saw ____ eagle. As I watched, ____ eagle
spread its wings and soared over the water.
It was ____ wonderful experience for me to see some of the wild creatures that live in ____ park.
Answers
3. Fill in each blank with a, an or the. Be prepared to justify your choice. For example:
___ moon is full tonight.
The moon is full tonight.
He is ___ singer.
He is a singer.
Answers to Exercise 2:
the park, a tour. The guide. an eagle. A child, the tour, a beaver,the park. The guide. a road, a path,
a marshy pond.the child, a beaver. the beaver. the pond.a pile, the beaver. a photograph, the
house.the guide, the pond, a small telescope. the telescope. a tall tree.a bald eagle.the telescope, the
eagle. the eagle.a wonderful experience, the park.
Answers to Exercise 3:
1. a [profession] 2. An [general statement] 3. The [considered as a class] 4. an [per] 5. the [obvious
what is meant] 6. the [unique] 7. a [profession] 8. A [general statement] 9. a [per] 10. the [unique]
11. an [profession] 12. the [unique] 13. a [per] 14. the [unique], the [obvious what is meant] 15. the
[unique]