1) Use A before singular, countable nouns that begin with vowel sounds. a) true b) false 2) Use AN before singular, countable nouns that begin with vowel sounds. a) true b) false 3) Remember that A(AN) means "one" or "a single". You cannot use A(AN) with plural nouns. a) true b) false 4) If there is an adjective or an adverb-adjective combination before the noun, A(AN) should agree with the first sound in the adjective or the adverb-adjective combination. a) true b) false 5) When using an indefinite article, use A before words, letters, or numbers that start with a consonant sound (e.g., university, euro, etc.) a) true b) false 6) When using an indefinite article, use An before words, letters, or numbers that start with a consonant sound (e.g., hour, F, etc.) a) true b) false 7) Do NOT use the with uncountable nouns such as information, air, advice, salt, sugar, pepper, water, fun, etc. a) true b) false 8) Use A(AN) when talking about a thing in general, NOT a specific thing. a) true b) false 9) Use THE when talking about something that is already known to the reader/listener or that has been previously mentioned, introduced, or discussed. a) true b) false 10) Use THE with nouns that are described by ranking or ordering such as "first", "second", "third", "next", "last", "the previous", "following", etc. a) true b) false 11) Use THE with superlative adjectives such as "best", "biggest", "most important", "least interesting", etc. a) true b) false 12) Use either A/(AN) or THE with comparative adjectives such as "bigger", "better", "more", etc. a) true b) false 13) Generally, articles are used with the names of illnesses or diseases. a) true b) false 14) If a direction (north, west, southeast, left, right, etc.) directly follows a verb, use an article with the direction. a) true b) false 15) THE can be used with singular family names to refer to the family as a group. a) true b) false 16) A(AN) can be combined with certain adjectives to refer to a group of people such as "the blind", "the elderly", "the rich", "the French", "the Sioux", etc. a) true b) false 17) Use THE with the names of most countries unless the name contains a word such as "States", "Kingdom", "Republic", "Emirates", "Union", "Coast", etc. a) true b) false 18) Do NOT use THE with states, provinces, cities, counties, etc. unless THE is specifically part of the name or contains a word such as "Territory" or "Coast". a) true b) false 19) Use THE with the names of oceans, rivers, seas, collections of lakes, mountain chains, theaters, hotels, museums, unique things/objects, etc. a) true b) false 20) Do NOT use an article with individual lakes/islands/mountains/, beaches, waterfalls, canyons, people's first names, streets, hospitals, stadiums, malls, parks, etc. a) true b) false

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