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Use appropriate articles (a, the or X) to fill in the blanks
According to __ National Weather Service, __ cyclones are __
areas of circulating winds that rotate counterclockwise in __
Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in __ Southern Hemisphere.
They are generally accompanied by some kind of __ precipitation
and by __ stormy weather. __ tornadoes and hurricanes are __
types of cyclones, as are typhoons, which are__
storms thatoccur in __ western Pacific Ocean. __ hurricane is __ cyclone
that forms over tropical oceans and seas and has winds of at
least seventy-four miles __ hour. __ hurricane rotates in __
shape of__
oval or circle.__
hurricanes can cause__
greatenvironmental damage. Hurricane Andrew, which hit __ coasts
of Louisiana and southern Florida in August 1992, caused __
extreme devastation.
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According to theNational Weather Service, xcyclones are x
areas of circulating winds that rotate counterclockwise in the
Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in theSouthern
Hemisphere. They are generally accompanied by some kind of x
precipitation and by xstormy weather. Xtornadoes and
hurricanes are xtypes of cyclones, as are typhoons, which are x
storms that occur in thewestern Pacific Ocean. Ahurricane is a
cyclone that forms over tropical oceans and seas and has winds
of at least seventy-four miles anhour. A hurricane rotates in the
shape of an
oval or circle. X
hurricanes can cause x
greatenvironmental damage. Hurricane Andrew, which hit thecoasts
of Louisiana and southern Florida in August 1992, caused x
extreme devastation.
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Use appropriate articles (a, the or X) to fill in the blanks
___ Bermuda Triangle is situated in ___ western part of ___
Atlantic Ocean and is over ___ million sq km. Right in ___ middle
of ___Bermuda Triangle is ___ Sargasso Sea. It is called
"Sargasso" because of ___ seaweed that grows there. ___
"Sargasso" seaweed is supposedly strong enough to pull down
___ ships. However, that can't be ___ reason for all ___ shipsand planes going missing. Or have you seen ___ seaweed
growing 10 kilometres out of ___ water to pull down planes,
too? Since ___ year 1800, more than 50 planes and ships have
gone missing, and nobody really knows why. That is ___ reason
why it got ___ nickname, " ___ sea of lost ships" and " ___ ships
graveyard".
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TheBermuda Triangle is situated in thewestern part of the
Atlantic Ocean and is over amillion sq km. Right in themiddle of
theBermuda Triangle is theSargasso Sea. It is called "Sargasso"
because of theseaweed that grows there. The"Sargasso"
seaweed is supposedly strong enough to pull down xships.
However, that can't be thereason for all x/theships and planesgoing missing. Or have you seen xseaweed growing 10
kilometres out of thewater to pull down planes, too? Since the
year 1800, more than 50 planes and ships have gone missing,
and nobody really knows why. That is thereason why it got the
nickname "thesea of lost ships" and " theships graveyard".
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Use appropriate articles (a, the or X) to fill in the blanks
In 1881 ___ Ellen Austen was passing ___ Azores when it saw
___ abandoned ship. It stopped to help and three of its menwent on board. However, due to ___ storm ___ boats wereseparated and ___ Ellen Austen had to come back again ___ fewdays later. To their surprise, ___ men on board ___ abandonedship had completely disappeared and so they sent another three
men on board. Again they were separated by ___ storm andwhen they came back some time later, not only had ___ shipdisappeared but also their own crew who had gone aboard.
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In 1881 theEllen Austen was passing theAzores when it saw an
abandoned ship. It stopped to help and three of its men wenton board. However, due to astorm theboats were separatedand theEllen Austen had to come back again afew days later. Totheir surprise, themen on board theabandoned ship hadcompletely disappeared and so they sent another three men on
board. Again they were separated by astorm and when theycame back some time later, not only had theship disappearedbut also their own crew who had gone aboard.
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State the function and/or the reference of determinators (primary
determiners)
Pass me abeer.indefinite specific reference, individualizing
function (=one belonging to a class, one of many)Jimmy became alawyer.generic reference, classifying function(assigning to a class)
Acat is a domestic animal.generic reference, classifying
function (general sense, species)It will cost you adollar.numeric function (=one)
We are of anage.numeric function (=the same)
How much do you make amonth?distributive function (=per)
It was aday to remember. He lived ahappy lifedistributive,something unique (=a particular day, a particular kind of life)
What anice dress!distributive, after what, such, so
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Can I have apen?
Birds of afeather flock together.
It is not so good anidea.
Isnt she ateacher?
They caught him driving 70 miles an hour.
Atiger can be dangerous.
Linda is anactress.
Are you saying you paid athousand for that?
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Can I have apen? - specific reference, individualizing function
Birds of afeather flock together.numeric function
It is not so good anidea.distributive function
Isnt she ateacher?generic reference, classifying function
They caught him driving 70 miles an hour.distributive function
Atiger can be dangerous.generic reference, classifyingfunction
Linda is anactress.generic reference, classifying functionAre you saying you paid athousand for that?numeric function
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Ive seen him acouple of times.
Hes such anidiot.
His son wants to be apilot.
I have awonderful job.
Alion is awild animal.
Could you give me acigarette?
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Ive seen him acouple of times.numeric function
Hes such anidiot.distributive function
His son wants to be apilot.
generic reference, classifyingfunction
I have awonderful job.distributive function
Alion is awild animal.generic reference, classifying
function
Could you give me acigarette?indefinite specific
reference, individualizing function
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Open thedoor.
Themoon is so beautiful.
TheFrench are famous for their cuisine.
She hit him in theface.
She is thetallest girl in our class.
We will call John theelectrician.
Thebook on the table is mine
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Open thedoor.specific, implicit (situational) =
immediate surroundings
Themoon is so beautiful.specific, implicit (situational) =the only one
TheFrench are famous for their cuisine. generic
She hit him in theface.specific, implicit (situational) =
his/my etc. inherent possession
She is thetallest girl in our class.explicit (linguistic)
with superlatives
We will call John theelectrician.explicit (linguistic)with professions
Thebook on the table is mineexplicit (linguistic)
premodified (PrepP)
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Why did you switch off thelights?
People from the Southwest are famous for their cooking
skills.
Can you play thepiano?
It was unlikely that two people would share thesame
impression.
I walked up thestairs and went to bed.
Which is thelongest river in your country? Theman living next door is a doctor.
Therich should help thepoor.
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Why did you switch off thelights?specific, implicit People from the Southwest are famous for their cooking
skills.specific, implicit
Can you play thepiano? generic
It was unlikely that two people would share thesame
impression.explicit (linguistic)
I walked up thestairs and went to bed. specific, implicit
Which is thelongest river in your country? explicit Theman living next door is a doctor. explicit
Therich should help thepoor. generic
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Use appropriate forms of determiners or pronouns, and then
identify the form
My brother, ___ lives in London, is a lawyer.
There is ___ bread on the shelf.
Isnt there ___ milk in the fridge? The woman ____ daughter is your student wants to see
you.
___ can live on ___ own.
___ man is an island.
The box was empty. There was ___ in it.
I am thirsty. let me have ____ glass of water.
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My brother, wholives in London, is a lawyer.
There is somebread on the shelf.
Isnt there anymilk in the fridge? The woman whosedaughter is your student wants to see
you.
Noonecan live on theirown.
Noman is an island.
The box was empty. There was nothingin it.
Dont touch that book. It ismine.
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wholivesrelative pronoun
somebreadindefinite determiner
anymilkindefinite determiner whosedaughterrelative pronoun
noonecan livenegative pronoun
on theirownpossessive determiner
nomannegative determiner
nothingin itnegative pronoun
It is mine.possessive pronoun
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John hurried up and seizing one of us by the collar and
the ___ by the arm shoved us ___ through the kitchen
door.
___ you need is a hot bath.
I wake up at seven ___ morning.
These apples look nice. Can I have ___?
Raise ___ hand if you know the answer. What do you think about ____?
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and the otherby the armdemonstrative semi-
pronominal
shoved us boththroughindefinite pronoun
Whatyou needrelative pronoun
everymorninguniversal determiner
Can I have some?indefinite pronoun
yourhandpossessive determiner
about thisdemonstrative pronoun