Read the following passage. Write the correct article in each blank space. If no article is needed, leave the space blank. The first one has been done for you. Articles - a, an, the
John lives in ..an.. apartment with his mom, dad and sister Katy. (1)……… apartment has three bedrooms,(2)……... kitchen,(3)…… bathroom and (4)……………… living room. John’s mom works in (5)…..office and his dad stays at (6)…… home and looks after (7)……. apartment. He spends much of his time in (8)……..kitchen, preparing meals. John and Katy help their dad with (9)……housework. John likes using (10)…….. vacuum cleaner and Katy likes to sweep (11)..…….. floor. Dad gives John and Katy money when they help him. They usually spend the money on (12)...……. computer games!

John lives in ..an.. apartment with his mom, dad and sister Katy. …The… apartment has three bedrooms, ……a… kitchen, ……a bathroom and ……a…… living room. John’s mom works in an.…..office and his dad stays at …… home and looks after the……. apartment. He spends much of his time in the.……..kitchen, preparing meals. John and Katy help their dad with ……housework. John likes using …the….. vacuum cleaner and Katy likes to sweep ..…the….. floor. Dad gives John and Katy money when they help him. They usually spend the money on ...……. computer games!

Explanation:

Required

Complete the blanks with a/an/the

The blanks have been completed (see answer section).

The key things to note are:

(1) The "the" article is used for when the subject is specific and definite.

e.g. the boy/house --->There are many boys/houses but in this case, we are referring to a particular boy/house

(2) The"a/an" article is used when the subject is not specific and indefinite.

e.g. a boy/house > This means any boy/house

an orange --> This means any orange

However, a is used when the sound that follows is consonant while an is used for vowel sounds

1. drag the central argument paine presents and its two claims to complete the chart. argument claims america may have flourished more had it not been under the power of any european country. america may have flourished under britain in the past, but there is no guarantee that it will continue to flourish in the future. america will continue to flourish as long as the essential food products it sells are bought and eaten in europe. the american colonies will no longer flourish when britain makes war against them. britain's king has shown himself to be prejudiced against the colonies, rather than wanting them to flourish.

2.select the sentence in this passage that can be classified as a false statement.

although few humans per year are attacked by polar bears, any individual attack can be terrifying and even fatal. the warming of arctic regions has allowed the intrusion of humans into the polar bears’ habitat, increasing the danger of harmful contacts. remaining alert and using precautions can humans avoid a negative encounter with a polar bear. traveling together and staying close to the group can humans avoid bear attacks. certain weapons, including nonlethal ones such as pepper spray, are effective against polar bears. once a bear has decided to attack, however, nothing can be done.

3.select the sentence in this passage that demonstrates the fallacy of making an extreme either-or claim.

the civil war was the bloodiest conflict in the history of the united states. more than 600,000 soldiers lost their lives. the fighting took place in many different cities and throughout the countryside. the wounded often suffered acute pain while in the field hospitals. they all should have asked for better care. william hammond, the surgeon general of the union army, created a new system of sanitary field care. if people do not accept hammond as the most important person from the civil war, they have no understanding of the war.