A, An, The, or Leave it alone
Calcium is a mineral.
Calcium is a mineral.
CORRECT!
My brother is ___ mountain climber; he has climbed ___ Mount Everest.
My brother is a mountain climber; he has climbed Mount Everest.
Use a/an with general things. Do not use an article with names of lakes, cities, streets, islands, continents, mountains, languages and countries.
My name starts with __ L and ends with __ U.
My name starts with an L and ends with a U.
She graduated with a major in the mathematics and physics.
She graduated with a major in mathematics and physics.
My cousin studies at ____ North Hennepin Community College.
I study at _______ University of Minnesota.
Key: My cousin studies at North Hennepin Community College. I study at the University of Minnesota.
Use "the" with names of colleges and universities that contain the word "of".
Henry won the university jeopardy contest for _____ first time.
Key: Henry won the university jeopardy contest for the first time.
Use "the" with ordinal numbers.
When you get to my house, you don't have to ring doorbell. Just walk in.
When you get to my house, you don't have to ring the doorbell. Just walk in.
___ Hague is ___ city in ___ Netherlands.
The Hague is a city in the Netherlands.
Mr Jones goes to ___ church every Sunday, but last weekend he went to ____ supermarket instead.
Key: Mr Jones goes to church every Sunday, but last weekend he went to the supermarket instead.
Do not use an article with these words: church, hospital, jail, bed, work, home or school.
We wanted to go to movies, but instead we stayed home and watched the TV.
We wanted to go to the movies, but instead we stayed home and watched TV.
___ Dominican Republic is on ____ island in ____ Caribbean.
Key: The Dominican Republic is on an island in the Caribbean.
Use 'the' for countries with the words republic, kingdom, states or have plural nouns.