Basic English Grammar I

Exercise 1

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.

John    lives   in      apartment   with    his mom,    dad and sister  Katy.   

apartment has three bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom and

    living  room.   John’s  mom works   in      office  and his dad stays   

at      home    and looks   after       apartment.  He  spends  much    of  

his time    in      kitchen,    preparing   meals.  John    and Katy    help    their   dad with    

    housework.  John    likes   using       vacuum  cleaner and Katy    likes   

to  sweep       floor.  Dad gives   John    and Katy    money   when    they    help    him.    They    

usually spend the money on computer games!

Exercise 2

Notice the determiners in the following passage. What kind of determiners are they?

Put a D in the box after a demonstrative determiner, a Q after a quantifying determiner,

an I after an interrogative determiner, a P after a possessive determiner and an N after

a number.

Sally   is  my      friend. We  play    together    every       day.    I   usually go  to  her     house   to  play.   

Her     parents are very    nice,   but she has two     brothers    who sometimes   spoil   our 

games. Last week, her brothers pulled my hair. Sally’s mom was very angry with

them.   “Stop   behaving    in  that        rough   way!”   she shouted.    I’m glad    I   don’t   have    any 

brothers.       

51

an