Pre-Intermediate Level >> Error Correction Worksheets >> Students check these sentences for errors in the use of definite and indefinite articles.
Articles Error Correction
Pre-Intermediate
Look at the following sentences which all have examples of the definite and indefinite articles. Which ones are correct and which are incorrect?
- Children in Italy go to the school when they are 6. "the" not necessary.
- I want to go to the university in California. "the" not necessary.
- Sheila works in the same factory as you do. Do you know her? Correct.
- Can you take me to the airport tomorrow morning at 7am? Correct.
- Why do you always have the breakfast so late? "the" not necessary.
- Mike is in the prison. He robbed a bank two years ago. "the" not necessary.
- I'm going to the bed. I'm so tired. "the" not necessary.
- There was a lot of traffic this morning and I didn't get to the school until 10.15am. Correct - a particular school, not a general idea.
- The virus outbreak means the hospital will be closed for two days. Correct - again, a particular hospital.
- The elephants eat grass and live in India and Africa. "the" not necessary.
- The music in that disco was terrible, don't you think? Correct.
- Do you like the classical music or do you prefer the rock? "the" not necessary.
- When my aunt was in the hospital, I visited her every day. "the" not necessary.
