True or false: using articles

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   'The' suits a thing already known to the reader.

2. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   'A' suits a thing being introduced for the first time.

3. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   'The' suits any member of a class chosen at random.

4. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   An article stands with a noun.

5. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   English has three distinct articles with three meanings.

Explanation