Articles Test 3 (Answer key)

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That's wrong. Here light is referred to in general - it is a general property of light.

X

That's right! No article is used because it refers to a general property of light.

the

That's wrong. Here sound is referred to in general - it is a general property of sound.

X

That's right! No article is used because it refers to a general property of sound.

the

That's wrong. Here time is referred to in general - it is a general property of time.

X

That's right! No article is used because it refers to a general property of time.

the

That's wrong. Here money is referred to in general - it is a general property of money.

X

That's right! No article is used because it refers to a general property of money.

the

That's right! This refers to a specific time (now).

X

That's wrong! In this case it refers to a specific time (now).

the

That's right! This refers to some specific money (the money that the robbers have stolen).

X

That's wrong. This refers to some specific money (the money that the robbers have stolen).

the

That's wrong. This refers to prices in general so not article is used.

X

That's right! This refers to prices in general so no article is used.

the

That's right! This refers to specific prices (that they agreed to pay).

X

That's wrong. This refers to the specific prices (that they agreed to pay).

the

That's wrong. Here gold is referred to in general - it is a general property of gold.

X

That's right! No article is used because it refers to a general property of gold.

the

That's wrong. Here computers has general reference, so there is no article. Remember that with countable nouns, reference in general uses the plural form with no article.

X

That's right! Here computers has general reference. With countable nouns, reference in general uses the plural form with no article.

the

That's wrong. This refers to society in general - that is, all human society. With this meaning society is uncountable.

X

That's right! This refers to society in general - that is, all human society.

the

That's wrong. This refers to history in general - that is, all human history. It does not mean some specific area of history.

X

That's right! This refers to history in general - that is, all human history.

the

That's right! This refers to the specific history of the English-speaking peoples, not to history in general.

X

That's wrong. This refers to the specific history of the English-speaking peoples, not to history in general.

the

That's wrong. This refers to arms sales in general to countries at war - that is, all arms sales to countries at war.

X

That's right! This refers to arms sales in general to countries at war - that is, all arms sales to countries at war.

the

That's right! This refers to a specific time - the late 1960s.

X

That's wrong. This refers to a specific time - the late 1960s.

the

That's wrong. This refers to pop music in general.

X

That's right! This refers to pop music in general.

the

That's wrong. This refers to protest actions in general.

X

That's right! This refers to protest actions in general.

the

That's wrong. This refers to elephants in general - all elephants everywhere.

X

That's right! This refers to elephants in general.

the

That's wrong. This refers to antiquity as a general period of ancient time. Like society, antiquity in this sense is uncountable and general, so no article is used.

X

That's right! This refers to antiquity as a general period of ancient time. Like society, antiquity in this sense is uncountable and general, so no article is used.

the

That's right!

X

That's wrong. Try again!

the

That's right!

X

That's wrong. Try again!

the

That's right!

X

That's wrong. Try again!

the

That's right!

X

That's wrong. Try again!

the

That's wrong. This refers to Swedish industry in general, so no article is used.

X

That's right! This refers to Swedish industry in general, so no article is used.

the

That's right! In this case we can use the article if we are referring to "the environmentalists" as a particular group of people. However, use no article if we are speaking of environmentalists in general. In this example both are possible.

X

That's right. In this case we can use no article if we are speaking of environmentalists in general, whereas use the article if we refer to environmentalists as a particular group of people.

the

That's right! This refers to a specific industry - the nuclear industry.

X

That's wrong. This refers to a specific industry - the nuclear industry.

the

That's right! This refers to a specific industry - the chemical industry.

X

That's wrong. This refers to a specific industry - the chemical industry.

the

That's wrong. No article with outer space.

X

That's right! No article with outer space.

the

That's right! In this case the article is also used to refer to nouns like the weather, the temperature, the climate as these are also specific to particular places and times. However, we can also use no article if we are speaking of the effect of climate in general.

X

That's right! In this case we can use no article because we are speaking of the effect of climate in general. However, the article is also used to refer to nouns like the weather, the temperature, the climate as these are also specific to particular places and times.

the

That's wrong. This refers to unemployment in general (uncountable), so no article.

X

That's right! This refers to unemployment in general, so no article.

the

That's right! The noun "environment" is almost always referred to as "the environment".

X

That's wrong. The noun "environment" is almost always referred to as "the environment".

the

That's wrong. This refers to industrialism in general, so no article.

X

That's right! This refers to industrialism in general.

the

That's wrong. This refers to public opinion in general, so no article.

X

That's right! This refers to public opinion in general, so no article.

the

That's right! In this case, the article refers to the name of the state. This is usual in states which contain terms like "republic", "union", "federation" and so on. Examples are the United Kingdom, the Republic of Singapore etc.

X

That's wrong. In this case, the article refers to the name of the state. This is usual in states which contain terms like "republic", "union", "federation" and so on. Examples are the United Kingdom, the Republic of Singapore etc. Note that the article is not if the proper name of a country is used. Note for example: "I work in Hong Kong" but "I work in the Hong Kong SAR".

the

That's wrong. This refers to capital punishment in general, so no article.

X

That's right! This refers to capital punishment in general, so no article.

the

That's wrong. This refers to coal-fired power stations in general, so no article.

X

That's right! This refers to coal-fired power stations in general, so no article.

the

That's right! The noun "environment" is almost always referred to as "the environment".

X

That's wrong. The noun "environment" is almost always referred to as "the environment".