Exercise 5.3. Fill in the gaps with the proper articles, A/AN, THE or X for zero article. Pay special attention to the use of articles with nouns in some syntactic patterns.

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
I now announce you 1) husband and wife.

After her divorce Diana could no longer use 2) title Her Royal Highness. She was, however, as 3) former wife of 4) heir to 5) throne and mother of his sons, granted 6) permission by 7) Queen to be known as Diana, Princess of Wales, and given the right to live in 8) Kensington Palace, remaining 9) member of 10) royal family.

For they live forever, their names and deeds handed down from 11) father to 12) son, 13) mother to 14) daughter, in 15) legends of 16) King Arthur and his knights.

It is such 17) luck to see you here.

These stories by W.S. Maugham, 18) famous short-story writer, are set in and around Malaya.

Smiley, 19) captain of 20) team, told them of his plan.

Charles was dancing with his cousin, 21) good-looking, strapping girl.

22) Child as he was, David understood that Creakle was 23) ignorant man.

This is 24) Lord Henry Wotton, Dorian, 25) old Oxford friend of mine.

26) Boy," he said, "you shall marry this girl or I disinherit you. You are no son of mine."

When I was 27) child, I imagined myself 28) warrior against 29) injustice and found many causes to which I wanted to offer myself.

During 30) war Egypt lost, and Pythagoras was taken 31) prisoner and taken to Babylon.

"I'm as Blue as 32) Man Can Be" album by Robert Pete Williams was released Feb 04, 1994.

Now she's gone with 33) wind. And I'm as blue as 34) sky.

35) surfing competition was put off because 36) ocean was as flat as 37) pancake.

He sounded like 38) thoughtful man.

What 39) marvellous news he brought!

You are exactly 40) person I need.