Question

Ex. 7 Fill in the articles a/an, the or zero one. Captain Shirly was below middle height but slightly made, with (1) ___ dark keen face, (2) ___ features small and well cut, (3) ___ piercing black eyes, (4) ___ expression of which was in general carefully guarded. He wore (5) ___ small thick moustache, (6) ___ rest of his face was clean-shaven, (7) ___ blue-black of (8) ___ naturally strong beard showing clearly through (9) ___ skin. From (10) ___ head to (11) ___ heel he was perfectly, freshly dressed, and had (12) ___ air of (13) ___ extreme neatness. She was (14) ___ attractive-looking woman without (15) ___ regular beauty – (16) ___ soft pale complexion, with (17) ___ certain richness of (18) ___ tint, (19) ___ very red-lipped mouth, somewhat pouting, (20) ___ wide, low forehead, and large, dark eyes. Her hair was of (21) ___ peculiar yellow, golden tint, and worn in (22) ___ careless, irregular fringe.

Answer 1

Captain Shirly was below middle height but slightly made, with (1) __a_ dark
keen face, (2) _the_ features small and well cut, (3) ___ piercing black eyes, (4) _the__
expression of which was in general carefully guarded. He wore (5) _a__ small thick
moustache, (6) _the__ rest of his face was clean-shaven, (7) __the_ blue-black of (8) _a__
naturally strong beard showing clearly through (9) _the__ skin. From (10) ___ head to
(11) ___ heel he was perfectly, freshly dressed, and had (12) __an_ air of (13) ___
extreme neatness.
She was (14) __an_ attractive-looking woman without (15) ___ regular beauty –
(16) _a__ soft pale complexion, with (17) _a__ certain richness of (18) ___ tint, (19)
__a_ very red-lipped mouth, somewhat pouting, (20) _a__ wide, low forehead, and
large, dark eyes. Her hair was of (21) _a__ peculiar yellow, golden tint, and worn in
(22) _a__ careless, irregular fringe.

Answer 2

Captain Shirly was below middle height but slightly made, with (1) a dark keen face, (2) features small and well cut, (3) piercing black eyes, (4) the expression of which was in general carefully guarded. He wore (5) a small thick mustache, (6) the rest of his face was clean-shaven, (7) the blue-black of (8) his naturally strong beard showing clearly through (9) the skin. From (10) his head to (11) his heel he was perfectly, freshly dressed, and had (12) an air of (13) extreme neatness. She was (14) an attractive-looking woman without (15) regular beauty – (16) a soft pale complexion, with (17) a certain richness of (18) tint, (19) a very red-lipped mouth, somewhat pouting, (20) a wide, low forehead, and large, dark eyes. Her hair was of (21) a peculiar yellow, golden tint, and worn in (22) a careless, irregular fringe.