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Exercises - Determiners & Quantifiers

A) Complete the sentences with “a”, “an”, “the”, or “zero article (Ø)”.

1. ____ Pacific Ocean is very well-known for drawing ____ warmest water towards its centre, which is ____
phenomenon known as “upwelling”.

2. ____ Bahamas has ____ subtropical climate, which means its weather is generally not too hot or cold throughout
____ year.

3. ____ nature always finds ____ way to replenish itself by means of ____ cycle of ____ birth, decay, and
regeneration.

4. In ____ 1880s, it was customary to have ____ workday lunch break of ____ hour or two, ____ tradition that
survives in ____ present-day custom of eating lunch.

5. ____ Mykonos, one of ____ most famous islands in ____ Aegean Sea, has dozens of ancient ruins with

beautiful natural landscapes.

6. Having ruled many countries in ____ Africa for most of ____ nineteenth century, ____ UK had ____ important
influence on ____ continent until after World War II.

7. ____ literature has always been in ____ demand in that it has ____ ability to help people understand ____

complexity of human beings, situations, and societies.

8. ____ Mount Everest has always fascinated many ____ mountaineer who dreams of exploring ____ highest
mountain in ____ world.

9. Mozart not only excelled at ____ piano, but he was also ____ gifted violinist, making him one of ____ most

versatile instrumentalists of his time.

10. ____ Baker Street, ____ street in ____ London where famous characters Sherlock Holmes and his companion
Dr Watson reside, is ____ fictional location.

11. Inventors need ____ inspiration to come up with ____ innovative and original products like ____ Internet,

which has revolutionised ____ way we live.

12. ____ Watsons were going to go on ____ two-week holiday in ____ August, but they were told to change it to
ten days to save ____ money.

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