English For Music Students

5. oboe ____

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6. song ____

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7. trumpet ____

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b. Fill in the blanks with appropriate agent nouns.

1. 
   

   A/an __ is someone who plays a keyboard instrument.

   
   


2. 
   

   A/an __ is someone who writes the words of a song.

   
   


3. 
   

   A/an __ is someone who plays a percussion instrument.

   
   


4. 
   

   A/an __ is someone who performs a solo section.

   
   


5. 
   

   A/an __ is someone who plays the violin.

   
   


6. 
   

   A/an __ is someone who plays the harp.

   
   

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Definite article ‘the’ for musical instruments

The definite article ‘the’, other than referring to one specific thing, is used
to talk about a specific type of something in general:

• The giraffe is the tallest of all animals.
  (not just one specific giraffe, all giraffes as a specific type of animal)

In the same way, we use ‘the’ for musical instruments when talking about
them as a whole:

• Can you play the guitar?