UNIVERSIDAD PEDAGGICA NACIONAL ENGLISH COMPETENCES

FACULTAD DE HUMANIDADES
DEPARTAMENTO DE LENGUAS ARTICLES

Write true or false in front of each of the following statements. If the statement is
true give two examples to illustrate it.

I. A / AN
A. _____ goes before singular count nouns to mean one.
B. _____ can never go in a general statement.
C. _____ is used to introduce a subject which has not been mentioned.
D. _____ is used with complements like names of professions.
E. _____ is used with some numerical expressions.
F. _____ is used both with count and uncountable nouns.
G. _____ before words that begin with u, you should use an.

II. THE

A. _____ is used with abstract nouns.

B. _____ is not used before plural count nouns when they mean
everything of a certain class.
C. _____ is used with names of oceans, rivers, gulfs, plural lakes, seas
and mountain ranges.
D. _____ is not used with names of singular lakes, mountains and
islands.
E. _____ is used with names of countries that have a plural name or
that have an adjective in the name, except Great Britain.
F. _____ it goes with names of geographic areas.
G. _____ it goes with names of universities, colleges and schools.
H. _____ it is used with names of wars including world wars.
I. _____ is used with universities, colleges and schools beginning with
a proper name.
J. _____ is used with names of specific airplanes, ships and hotels.
K. _____ is used to determine something that has been already
mentioned.