LESSON 4: SUBJECT –VERB AGREEMENT & ARTICLES

Exercise 1: Put in A/AN or THE.

1 A This house is very nice. Has it got …………………a………garden?

B It’s a beautiful day. Let’s sit in ……a………garden.
C I like living in this house, but it’s a shame that ……a…. garden is so small.
2 A Can you recommend ……a… good restaurant?
B We had dinner in ……the……. very nice restaurant.
C We had dinner in ……the……best restaurant in town.
3 A She has …a………French name, but in fact she’s English, not French.
B What’s …the…name of that man we met yesterday?
C We stayed in a very nice hotel – I can’t remember ……The…….name now.
4 A There isn’t …an……airport near where I live. …the…nearest airport is 70 miles
away.
B Our flight was delayed. We had to wait at …the……airport for three hours.
C Excuse me, please. Can you tell me how to get to …a… airport?
5 A “Are you going away next week?” “No, …the week after next”.
B I’m going away for ……a week in September.
C Gary has a part-time job. He works three mornings …a……week.

Exercise 2: Some of these statements need “THE”. Correct them where necessary.

Statements Make correction if necessary

1 A “How old is university?” “About 200 years.” The university
B In your country do many people go to university? √
C If you want to get a degree, you normally have to study at The university
university.
D This is a small town, but university is the biggest in the √
country.
2 A My brother has always been healthy. He’s never been in √
hospital.
B When Ann was ill, I went to hospital to visit her. When I The hospital
was there, I met Lisa who is a nurse at hospital.
C A woman was injured in the accident and was taken to The hospital
hospital.
3 A John’s mother is regular churchgoer. She goes to the church √
every Sunday.
B John himself doesn’t go to church. √
C John went to church to some pictures of the building. The church
4 A Why is she in prison? What did she do? √
B A few days ago, firefighters were called to prison to put out The prison
a fire.
C Do you think many people are sent to prison? √
Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer.
1. The trousers you bought for me (doesn't/ don't) fit me.

2. Physics (was/ were) my best subject at school.

3. Fortunately the news (wasn't/ weren't) as bad as we had expected.

4. The police (wants/ want) to interview Fred about a robbery.

5. Three days (isn't/ aren't) long enough for a good holiday.

6. Where (does/ do) your family live?

7. England (have/ has) lost all their football matches this season.

8. (Does/ Do) the police know about the stolen money?

9. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine (isn't/ aren't) sharp enough,

10. I'm going to take a taxi. Six miles (is/ are) too far for me to walk.

11. John, along with twenty friends, (is/ are) planning a party.

12. The picture of the soldiers (bring/ brings) back a lot of memories.

13. If the duties of these officers (isn't/ aren't) reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the

project.

14. Advertisements on television (is/ are) becoming more competitive than ever before.

15. Living expenses in this country, as well as in many others, (is/are) at an all-time high.