Chapter 173. Exercise M2-6

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Exercise M2-6
Using articles
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Example

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Correct. When a noncount noun refers to a concept, such as confidence, it is not marked with an article. For more help, see section M2.
Sorry. When a noncount noun refers to a concept, such as confidence, it is not marked with an article. For more help, see section M2.
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Question

Correct. The article the is used before the name of a large geographical region, such as Great Plains, and before the country name United States. For more help, see section M2.
Sorry. The article the should be used before the name of a large geographical region, such as Great Plains; the is correct before the country name United States. For more help, see section M2.
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Question

Correct. When a noncount noun refers to an abstract concept like advice, it is not marked with an article, but it can be marked with a quantifier, such as some. For more help, see section M2.
Sorry. When a noncount noun refers to an abstract concept like advice, it is not marked with an article (an). But it can be marked with a quantifier, such as some. For more help, see section M2.
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Question

Correct. Singular proper nouns such as President Theodore Roosevelt do not need an article. For more help, see section M2.
Sorry. Singular proper nouns such as President Theodore Roosevelt do not need an article. For more help, see section M2.
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Question

Correct. Homework is a noncount noun and does not have a plural form. For more help, see section M2.
Sorry. Homework is a noncount noun and does not have a plural form. For more help, see section M2.
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Question

Correct. Sugar is a noncount noun and is not marked with an article when it refers to the item in general. For more help, see section M2.
Sorry. Sugar is a noncount noun and should not be marked with an article when it refers to the item in general. For more help, see section M2.
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Question

Correct. The article the is used to mark deserts and other large geographical regions. All other articles are also correctly used. For more help, see section M2.
Sorry. The article the should be used to mark deserts and other large geographical regions: the Sahara Desert. All other articles are correctly used. For more help, see section M2.
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Question

Correct. Memoir, a singular count noun, should be marked with an indefinite article; because memoir is preceded by an adjective beginning with a vowel sound (interesting), an is the correct indefinite article. For more help, see section M2.
Sorry. Memoir, a singular count noun, should be marked with the indefinite article; because memoir is preceded by an adjective beginning with a vowel sound (interesting), an is the correct indefinite article. For more help, see section M2.
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Question

Correct. Information is a noncount noun and does not have a plural form. A quantifier such as more is used to indicate an approximate amount. For more help, see section M2.
Sorry. Information is a noncount noun and does not have a plural form. A quantifier such as more can be used to suggest an approximate amount: more information. For more help, see section M2.
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Question

Correct. The phrase plants and animals refers to general categories. The article the is used only with nouns that the reader can identify specifically. For more help, see section M2.
Sorry. The phrase plants and animals refers to general categories. The article the is used only with nouns that the reader can identify specifically. For more help, see section M2.
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