Artigos Pack Exercicios (enviado)

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(FMU-SP)Fill in the blanks with the correct answers: ___ Mary's brother doesn't play ___ soccer but he plays ___ guitar and ___ drums.
	a) The - the - the - X
	b) X - X - X - the
	c) X - the - X - X
	d) X - X - the - the
	e) The - X - X - the
	
	
	 (FIC-PR) O artigo definido está correto na alternativa:
	a) I was in United States the last year.
	b) All the Browns like oranges.
	c) The Peter left a minute ago.
	d) The Iraq sells oil to the Brazil.
	e) The cats are domestic animals.
	
	
	 (UFRGS) We can't say:
	a) A 1991 picture
	b) A 2009 spaceship
	c) A 1625 war
	d) A 2002 car
	e) A 1880 revolution
	
	
	 (FMU) "I want ___ one-dollar bill to buy ___ envelope and ___ useful book", said ___ boy who has just arrived.
	a) the - an - an - an
	b) an - an - an - the
	c) an - a - a - a
	d) the - the - the - an
	e) a - an - a - the
	
	
	 (UFRGS) Choose the alternative which is not correct:
	a) An excellent idea
	b) An one-armed man
	c) A new perspective
	d) A universe to be discovered
	e) Another ewer was broken.
 
Gabarito do exercicio 1
1.D 2.B 3.E 4.E 5.B
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Exercicio 2 “x” = não tem 
(UFSC) - We use _____ telephone mainly for sending and receiving _____ information.
 a - an
 the - the
 the - X
 a - the
 the - an
2 - (PUC-RS) - The indefinite article is used incorrectly in:
 a $1.6 million house
 a $5.9 million plan
 a $7.2 million jet
 a $10.1 million yatch
 a $11.5 million project
3 - Nas frases seguintes, observe o emprego do artigo indefinido: I - May I give you AN advice, my son? II - The students have AN hour to answer all the questions. III - Would you be so kind as to give me AN information? Está(ão) correta(s):
 Apenas I.
 Apenas II.
 Apenas III.
 Apenas II e III.
 I, II e III estão corretas.
4 - _____ Dr. Brown refused to _____ doctor who wanted to help him.
 X - the
 the - the
 X - X
 the - X
 the - an
5 - (FAC.DIR.-PR.) Smith, _____ man you met yesterday is _____ honest man.
 the - an
 the - the
 an - the
 a - a
 the - a
6 - O artigo indefinido "A" não está empregado corretamente na alternativa:
 A union.
 A universe.
 A university.
 A unimportant.
 A unicorn.
Confira as respostas corretas:
1 - (UFSC) - We use _____ telephone mainly for sending and receiving _____ information.
a - an 
the - the 
the - X 
a - the 
the - an 
2 - (PUC-RS) - The indefinite article is used incorrectly in:
a $1.6 million house 
a $5.9 million plan 
a $7.2 million jet 
a $10.1 million yatch 
a $11.5 million project 
3 - Nas frases seguintes, observe o emprego do artigo indefinido: I - May I give you AN advice, my son? II - The students have AN hour to answer all the questions. III - Would you be so kind as to give me AN information? Está(ão) correta(s):
Apenas I. 
Apenas II. 
Apenas III. 
Apenas II e III. 
I, II e III estão corretas. 
4 - _____ Dr. Brown refused to _____ doctor who wanted to help him.
X - the 
the - the 
X - X 
the - X 
the - an 
5 - (FAC.DIR.-PR.) Smith, _____ man you met yesterday is _____ honest man.
the - an 
the - the 
an - the 
a - a 
the - a 
6 - O artigo indefinido "A" não está empregado corretamente na alternativa:
A union. 
A universe. 
A university. 
A unimportant. 
A unicorn. 
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Não contem gabarito 
Choose .a/an. or .no article. (Ø): Escolha A/An ou sem artigo (O)
1. She gave us _______ bread and _______ orange juice. The orange juice was delicious.
2. I got _______ book and _______ magazine from the library.
3. We watched _______ films and _______ TV programmes all night. The films were better.
4. She offered us _______ piece of cake or _______ biscuits.
5. We had _______ broccoli and _______ cheese for dinner.
6. I dropped _______ glass and two bowls. They all broke.
7. We cooked _______ spaghetti and _______ bacon. John had bought the spaghetti in Rome.
8. She has _______ black umbrella and I have _______ blue one. The blue one is much bigger.
9. We had _______ piece of pie and _______ potatoes for lunch. The pie was very good indeed.
10. I took _______ bottle of wine and _______ box of chocolates to the party.
11. I drank _______ cup of coffee and ate _______ biscuits. The biscuits had been made by my mother.
12. She returned _______ shoes and _______ dress to the shop because they were damaged.
13. Ruth has _______ son and _______ two daughters. One of the daughters is in my class.
14. They drank _______ water and _______ tea.
15. At the weekend, I crashed my bike into _______ car.
16. I moved into _______ new flat last month. It.s really lovely.
17. Could you get _______ milk and _______ newspaper when you are at the shop?
18. I had _______ pasta and _______ glass of wine last night. The pasta was really good.
19. I spilled _______ coffee on the sofa and I dropped _______ jug of milk on the floor.
20. John has _______ orange chairs and _______ green carpet
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Put in .a/an. or .the. (this exercise only has singular countable nouns)
Não contem gabarito 
1. Could you pass me _______ book (there.s only one).
2. Could you pass me _______ book (any book is okay).
3. I.d like _______ spoon (there are lots in the drawer).
4. I.d like _______ spoon (there.s only one on the table).
5. She took _______ chair from the dining room (there are lots of chairs in the dining room).
6. She took _______ chair from the dining room (there.s only one chair in the dining room).
7. He handed me _______ fork (there was only one).
8. He handed me _______ fork (there were several).
9. He picked me up at _______ station (there is one station in our town).
10. He picked me up at _______ station (I can.t remember which station).
11. Would you mind opening _______ door ? (I mean the door of the room we are in).
12. He walked into _______ door and hit his head (The listener doesn.t know
which door . it could be any door).
13. She fell into _______ river (there.s one river in our town).
14. She fell into _______ river (the listener doesn.t know which river . it could be any river in the country).
15. I drank _______ cup of coffee (she made me one cup of coffee).
16. Could you buy me _______ cup of coffee? (any one is fine).
17. We met in _______ bookshop (there is only one bookshop in our town).
18. We met in _______ bookshop (it could be any bookshop).
19. I had dinner in _______ Chinese restaurant (there.s one near our house).
20. I had dinner in _______ Chinese restaurant (there are hundreds in London and
you don.t know which one).
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 Articles Exercise 1 
Exercise based on the opening text in Thanks a Million 
Please complete the following exercise using a/an/the/0 (no article) 
Ms Parrot, (1) ___ most famous lady detective of (2) ___ twenty-first century, was born in (3) ___ United Kingdom in (4) ___ 1960s. Since then, she has been to many countries, including (5) ___ Portugal, Singapore and Australia, and has lived in (6) ___ northern hemisphere and (7) ___ southern hemisphere, as well as on (8) ___ equator. She has never been to (9) ___ Philippines or (10) ___ United States, but she speaks (11) English, French and Portuguese. Like Sherlock Holmes, (12) ___ famous detective, she plays (13) ___ violin, and sometimes practises up to five times (14) ___ day. She is also (15) ___ only person in (16) ___ world to have performed Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture [a long piece of music] in one breath on (17) ___ recorder. She has been (18) ___ detective for thirty years and claims that although many people think that being (19) ___ detective is (20) ___ piece of cake, detectives generally work very hard and it’s not all fun and games. (21) ___ detective is someone who solves mysteries, and (22)___ people who contact Ms Parrot have some very unusual problems. Little information is available about some of (23) ___ cases she has solved, but quite (24) ___ few of her most famous cases have attracted worldwide attention and she has been offered up to (25) ___ thousand dollars (26) ___ hour to help solve mysteries such as (27) ___ case of (28) ___ Australian owl in (29) ___ uniform. (30) ___ bird laid (31) ___ egg in (32) ___ European nest in less than (33) ___ hour after its arrival. What (34) ___ strange problem! With great (35) ___ modesty, she has either declined such (36) ___ fee or donated (37)___ money to (38) ___ poor, or to (39) ___ Grammar Survival Fund, believing that (40) ___ detective should use their skills for (41) ___ common good.
Gabarito 
Answers to Articles Exercise 1 – Passage with correct articles inserted 
Ms Parrot, (1) the most famous lady detective of (2) the twenty-first century, was born in (3) the United Kingdom in (4) the 1960s. Since then, she has been to many countries, including (5) 0 Portugal, Singapore and Australia, and has lived in (6) the northern hemisphere and (7) the southern hemisphere, as well as on (8) the equator. She has never been to (9) the Philippines or (10) the United States, but she speaks (11) 0 English, French and Portuguese. Like Sherlock Holmes, (12) the famous detective, she plays (13) the violin, and sometimes practises up to five times (14) a day. She is also (15) the only person in (16) the world to have performed Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture in one breath on (17) the recorder. 
She has been (18) a detective for thirty years and claims that although many people think that being (19) a detective is (20) a piece of cake, detectives generally work very hard and it’s not all fun and games. (21) A detective is someone who solves mysteries, and (22) the people who contact Ms Parrot have some very unusual problems. Little information is available about some of (23) the cases she has solved, but quite (24) a few of her most famous cases have attracted worldwide attention and she has been offered up to (25) a thousand dollars (26) an hour to help solve mysteries such as (27) the case of (28) an Australian owl in (29) a uniform. (30) The bird laid (31) an egg in (32) a European nest in less than (33) an hour after its arrival. What (34) a strange problem! 
With great (35) 0 modesty, she has either declined such (36) a fee or donated (37) the money to (38) the poor, or to (39) the Grammar Survival Fund, believing that (40) the detective should use their skills for (41) the common good. 
Articles Exercise 3 
Please complete the following exercise using a/an/the/0 (no article) in the underlined 
There has never been (1) ___ more exciting time to produce (2) ___ new dictionary. Everything is changing and expanding: the English language itself, the technology that helps us to describe it, and (3) ___ needs and goals of those learning and teaching (4) ___ English. (5) ___ 1980s saw the development of (6) ___ first large corpora (special collections) of English text. 
(7) ___ Another of the Macmillan English Dictionary’s innovations is that two similar but separate editions have been created from (8) ___ same database: one for learners whose main target variety is (9) ___ American English, (10) ___ other for learners of British English. The differences are small but significant. 
The Macmillan English Dictionary is the product of good linguistic data and high-quality people. It has been (11) ___ privilege to work with such (12) ___ talented and creative team, and I would like to thank (13) ___ team for producing such (14) ___ excellent book. I hope you enjoy (15) ___ results of our hard work and find the dictionary (16) ___ pleasure to use.
Answers to Articles Exercise 3 
There has never been (1) a more exciting time to produce (2) a new dictionary. Everything is changing and expanding: the English language itself, the technology that helps us to describe it, and (3) the needs and goals of those learning and teaching (4) 0 English. (5) The 1980s saw the development of (6) the first large corpora (special collections) of English text. 
(7) 0 Another of the Macmillan English Dictionary’s innovations is that two similar but separate editions have been created from (8) the same database: one for learners whose main target variety is (9) 0 American English, (10) the other for learners of British English. The differences are small but significant. 
The Macmillan English Dictionary is the product of good linguistic data and high-quality people. It has been (11) a unique privilege to work with such (12) a talented and creative team, and I would like to thank (13) the team for producing such (14) an excellent book. I hope you enjoy (15) the results of our hard work and find the dictionary (16) a pleasure to use. 
(adapted from Rundell, M 2002, ‘Introduction’, Macmillan English dictionary for advanced learners, Macmillan Education, Oxford, p. x.)
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 Choose ‘the’ or ‘no article’. 
1. I went sailing around _____ Lake Geneva 
2. I’ve been living in _____ London for six years 
3. _____ Danube runs through many European cities 
4. Wild horses live in _____ Gobi Desert 
5. _____ Pacific Ocean has many different types of fish 
6. I love swimming in _____ Mediterranean 
7. We spent our holiday on the shore of _____ Lake Windermere 
8. _____ Nile is a very beautiful river 
9. She stayed in _____ Belgrade for several weeks 
10. Her husband comes from _____ California 
11. They studied the geology of _____ Sahara Desert 
12. They crossed _____ Black Sea by boat 
13. He has always wanted to visit _____ Rome 
14. She lived in _____ Asia for several years 
15. _____ Tuscany has many beautiful cities 
16. I spent a year travelling around _____ Europe 
17. Her village is near _____ Lake Titicaca 
18. Would you like to visit _____ South America? 
19. They live near _____ Thames 
20. I think _____ Cornwall is a very beautiful part of England 
Answers: Articles with Geographical Names Exercise 1 
1. I went sailing around Lake Geneva 
2. I’ve been living in London for six years 
3. The Danube runs through many European cities 
4. Wild horses live in the Gobi Desert 
5. The Pacific Ocean has many different types of fish 
6. I love swimming in the Mediterranean 
7. We spent our holiday on the shore of Lake Windermere 
8. The Nile is a very beautiful river 
9. She stayed in Belgrade for several weeks 
10. Her husband comes from California 
11. They studied the geology of the Sahara Desert 
12. They crossed the Black Sea by boat 
13. He has always wanted to visit Rome 
14. She lived in Asia for several years 
15. Tuscany has many beautiful cities 
16. I spent a year travelling around Europe 
17. Her village is near Lake Titicaca 
18. Would you like to visit South America? 
19. They live near the Thames 
20. I think Cornwall is a very beautiful part of England