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A) Incorrect Article Choice

a. A eclipse of the Sun may be either total or partial.


an

b. Rose Bird was a first woman in the history of California to serve on the State Supreme Court.
the

B) Incorrect Omission or Inclusion of an Article

a. Slag consists of waste materials and impurities which rise to top of melted metals.
the top
b. The most asteroids are beyond the orbit of the planet Mars.

most

C) Use of a Definite Article in Place of a Possessive

The Ozark Mountains of Arkansas are famous for the rugged beauty
their

I. Identify the correct and incorrect use of articles !


1. Only about (the one/one) percent of (the water/water) on Earth is (the fresh/fresh) water.

2. (The mineral/Mineral) phosphate is (the most/most) common ingredient of all types of (the fertilizers/fertilizers).

3. (The/ A) process of refining minerals requires (a/an) huge amount of (an electrical/electrical) energy.

4. (A humor/Humor) runs through (the American/American) literature from (the earliest/earliest) times until (the present/
present).
5. (The ozone/Ozone) layer acts as (a/an) umbrella against (the most/most) of (the Sun's/Sun's) dangerous rays.

6. In (the early/early) 1800's, Sequoia, (a Cherokee/Cherokee) leader, created (the/a) first written form of (a North/
North) American Indian language.

7. (The Goddard/Goddard) family of (the New/New) England produced some of (the/a) finest furniture made in
(the United/United) States in (the seventeenth/seventeenth) century.

8. (The popcorn/Popcorn) has (a/the) same food value as any other kind of (a corn/corn).

9. One of (the most/most) important tools for (a research/ research) in social science is (a well written/well-written)
questionnaire.
10. Native to (the American/American) West, (the coyote/ coyote) came east early in (the twentieth/twentieth) century
when its chief natural competitor, a wolf, died out.

11. (The nineteenth/Nineteenth) century astronomer Alvin G. Clarke built hundreds of (the refracting/refracting)
telescopes during (the/his) lifetime.

12. (The Hawaiian/Hawaiian) Islands are among (the most/most) geographically isolated islands in (the world/world).

II. Choose the incorrect answer !


1. The most butterfly eggs are coated with a sticky substance that holds them to plants.

2. A number of large insurance companies have the headquarters in Hartford, Connecticut.

3. To be effective, an advertisement must first attract an attention.

4 . Virgin Islands National Park features a underwater preserve with coral reefs and colorful tropical fish.

5. Arthritis, a painful swelling of the joints, is often associated with elderly people, but can afflict young as well.

6. About the third of the earth's land surface is covered by relatively flat plains.

7. An American soprano Kathleen Battle taught music in elementary school before beginning the career as a

professional singer.

8. The Tropic of Cancer is imaginary line that marks the northern boundary of the Earth's tropical zone.

9. In the 1920's, gasoline companies began giving away free road maps to the customers.

10. At beginning of the CivilWar, Matthew Brady was authorized to accompany the Union Army and take photographs.

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