Question

Exercise 160. use articles where necessary: a. 1. man was slave to nature. 2. i want you to tell truth. 3. can i see picture, one he gave you minute ago. 4. it cost her hundred and fifty pounds. 5. lecture lasts hour and half. 6. we called them once, then second and third time and thought we had dialed wrong number. 7. there are few points i'd like to clear up. 8. number of 1st year students has significantly increased this year. 9. he decided to spend few pounds he had on books. 10. there's little juice in the bottle, you can drink it. 11. "well, is wrong side left side or is wrong side right side? because i got out on right side, so how can it be wrong? " asked michael. 12. passed, second hour passed. 13. mr. kelada was chatty. he discussed plays, pictures, politics. b. 1. what fine day! 2. what is date today? 3. what day is it today? 4. what beautiful weather we are having today! 5. what warm welcome they showed. 6. look, what lovely present i've received. 7. what's news?

Answer 1

1. _The__primitive man was _a__ slave to _the__ nature.
2. I want you to tell _the__ truth.
3. Can I see _the__ picture, _the__ one he gave you _a__ minute ago.
4. It cost her _a__ hundred and ___ fifty pounds.
5. __the_ lecture lasts _an__ hour and _a__ half.
6. We called them once, then __the_ second and __the_ third time and thought we had dialed __a/the_ wrong number.
7. There are __a_ few points I'd like to clear up.
8. _the__ number of __the_ 1st year students has significantly increased this year.
9. He decided to spend _a__ few pounds he had on ___ books.
10. There's __a_ little juice in the bottle, you can drink it.
11. "Well, is __the_ wrong side _the__ left side or is _the__ wrong side __the_ right side? Because I got out on _the__ right side, so how can it be wrong?" asked Michael.
12. _An__hour passed, _a__ second hour passed.
13. Mr. Kelada was chatty. He discussed ___ plays, ___ pictures, ___ politics.
1. What _a__ fine day! 
2. What is _the__ date today?
3. What ___ day is it today?
4. What ___ beautiful weather we are having today!
5. What _a__ warm welcome they showed.
6. Look, what __a_ lovely present I've received.
7. What's _the__ news?

Answer 2

1) _The__primitive man was _a__ slave to _the__ nature. 
2) I want you to tell _the__ truth. 
3) Can I see _the__ picture, _the__ one he gave you _a__ minute ago. 
4) It cost her _a__ hundred and ___ fifty pounds. 
5) __the_ lecture lasts _an__ hour and _a__ half. 
6) We called them once, then __the_ second and __the_ third time and thought we had dialed __a/the_ wrong number. 
7) There are __a_ few points I'd like to clear up. 
8) _the__ number of __the_ 1st year students has significantly increased this year. 
9) He decided to spend _a__ few pounds he had on ___ books. 
10) There's __a_ little juice in the bottle, you can drink it. 
11) "Well, is __the_ wrong side _the__ left side or is _the__ wrong side __the_ right side? Because I got out on _the__ right side, so how can it be wrong?" asked Michael. 
12) _An__hour passed, _a__ second hour passed. 
13) Mr. Kelada was chatty. He discussed ___ plays, ___ pictures, ___ politics.
1. What _a__ fine day!  
2. What is _the__ date today? 
3. What ___ day is it today? 
4. What ___ beautiful weather we are having today! 
5. What _a__ warm welcome they showed. 
6. Look, what __a_ lovely present I've received. 
7. What's _the__ news?