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5. Countable, Specific Nouns : Undefined or Defined?
Choose A, B, or C.
If you can answer the question,
"Which...?" about the word in italics,
choose the.

If you cannot answer the question,
"Which...?" about the word in italics,
choose a / an or Ø (no article).

Note
Adjectives do not usually define a noun; they create a sub class.
"German beer" is a sub class of "beer".
Only superlative adjectives define a noun - because there is only one of a class that is the best, biggest, longest, etc.

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1.
Europe is ............. continent.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
2.
.............. continent of Africa is bigger than Europe.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
3.
..............doctors in this hospital have a very good reputation.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
4.
Are you ............. doctor?
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
5.
There's ............. tree in my garden.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
6.
.............. tree in my garden has yellow flowers.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
7.
There are ............. trees in my garden.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
8.
..............trees in my garden have yellow flowers.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
9.
I've never had ............. good dinner at that restaurant.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
10.
.............. last dinner I had there was particularly bad.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
11.
Mount Everest is ............. very high mountain.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
12.
Mount Everest is ............. highest mountain in the world.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
13.
The earth revolves around ............. sun.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
14.
A star is ............. distant sun.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
15.
Bob, '............. car has broken down again!'
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
16.
Draw ............. house.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
17.
Now, draw a tree next to ............. house.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
18.
That's ............. tall house.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
19.
That's ............. tallest house.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø
20.
There are ............. people in the house.
1. ? the
2. ? a / an
3. ? Ø

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