OOPT Articles and Determiners 2

Question 1

Choose the correct article: 'He wants to be ___ engineer.'

Accepted Answer

an

Answer

'An' is used before words beginning with a vowel sound. 'Engineer' begins with the vowel sound /e/.

Question 2

Select the correct determiner: '___ students in the class passed the test.' (meaning all of a specific group)

Accepted Answer

All the

Answer

'All the students' refers to every member of a specific, known group of students.

Question 3

Which sentence uses the zero article correctly?

Accepted Answer

Life is full of surprises.

Answer

'Life is full of surprises' uses no article before 'life' because it refers to the concept in general.

Question 4

Choose the correct option: 'Could you pass me ___ salt, please?'

Accepted Answer

the

Answer

'The salt' is correct because we are referring to a specific salt — the one on the table that both speakers know about.

Question 5

Which sentence is correct?

Accepted Answer

I need some advice.

Answer

'Advice' is an uncountable noun and cannot take 'a/an' or a plural form. 'Some advice' is correct.

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