Put the Correct Article
Correct if needed
Mixed Category 1
Explain the Rule
Mixed Category 2
100
I saw ___ cat in the garden. ___ cat was very friendly.
a / The
100
She lives in a Japan.
She lives in Japan.
No article before country names (unless plural: the Netherlands).
100
Is this sentence correct? They’re studying English grammar.
✅ Correct
No article before uncountable subjects or languages.
100
Why do we say a teacher but the teacher later in the same text?
A teacher introduces something for the first time; the teacher refers back to something already mentioned.
100
Is this sentence correct? I had lunch with the John yesterday.
I had lunch with John yesterday.
No article before proper names.
200
She’s ___ engineer who works for Apple.
an
200
We met at the airport yesterday.
✅ Correct
“The” is used for specific places we both know.
200
Is this sentence correct? She’s looking for an job in IT.
She’s looking for a job in IT.
“Job” starts with a consonant sound /dʒ/, so a, not an.
200
Why is there no article in at work?
Fixed expressions with places like at home, at work, at school don’t use an article.
200
Is this sentence correct? The people are friendly in my city.
People are friendly in my city.
When talking generally about people, no article.
300
Can you pass me ___ pepper, please?
the
300
The honesty is very important.
Honesty is very important.
Abstract nouns usually take no article when speaking generally.
300
Lucky you! You get 300 points just because you are cute 😉😍
😍
300
You are soo brave! You get a medal. And some points of course 🎁
🎁
300
Why do we say the heart of Sydney and not a heart?
There is only one central part (unique reference) → the heart.
400
I don’t eat ___ meat or drink ___ coffee.
Ø / Ø
400
I saw a sunrise this morning.
I saw the sunrise this morning.
“Sunrise” is a unique daily event → use the (or treat as a compound noun).
400
Why would we say a form of housing?
A form = one of many types (non-specific).
400
Why don’t we use a before information?
Information is uncountable, so we can’t use a or an.
400
Why do we use the in the best solution?
Superlatives always take the because they refer to one specific example.
500
I’ve got ___ idea! Let’s call ___ client now.
an / the
500
He’s the doctor who treated my brother.
✅ Correct
The used because both know which doctor.
500
Is this sentence correct? He wants to become the architect.
He wants to become an architect.
500
Why is Ø complete privacy correct?
Privacy is uncountable; used generally here, so no article.
500
Why do we say go to bed and not go to the bed?
Fixed expression – we use go to bed when talking about sleeping, not the physical object.