EXERCISE 22. Using THE for specliic statements. (Chart 11-8)
DirectMns: Add the if necessary. Otherwise, use 0 to show that no article is necessary.
- Please pass me tkp butter.
- Bvutter is a dairy product.
- air is free.
- air is humid today.
- A: windows are closed. Please open them.
B: Okay.
- windows are made of glass.
- As every parent knows, children require a lot of time and attention.
- A: Frank, where are children?
B: Next door at the Jacksons'.
- paper is made from trees or other plants.
- paper in my notebook is lined.
- nurses are trained to care for sick and injured people.
- When I was in Memorial Hospital, nurses were wonderful.
- I'm studying English. I'm studying grammar.
- grammar in this chapter isn't easy.
- All of our food comes from plants. Some food, such as
.. ~ ..( ( ,:,.. fruit and vegetables, comes directly from plants.
.I I.,!/ ;' Other food, such as meat, comes indirectly from
plants.
- I'm not very good at keeping houseplants alive. plants in my
, -: apartment have to be tough. They survive in spite of me.
EXERCISE 23. Using THE for second mention. (Chart 11-8)
Direcrions: Write alan, some, or the in the blanks.
,I 1. I had A banana and A apple. I gave the
banana to Mary. I ate the apple.
- I had bananas and apples. I gave tkp
bananas to Mary. I ate the apples.
- I have desk and bed in my room.
desk is hard. bed is hard, too, even though it's supposed to be soft.
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