Question

Выберите правильный артикль: 1-a; 2- an; 3- the; 4- 0 1 It is A... serious statement. I cannot support it.B ... statement contradicts C... facts. 2 He is .A.. criminal. He was sentenced to 5 years of..B. imprisonment. Did you see .C.. criminal when ..D. sentence was pronounced? 3 Last week they at last approved.A.. bill. I hope it will become .B.. law in May. 4 I'm afraid .A.. Clause 3 of.B.. Contract is not quite clear to me. 5 .A.. hijacker was arrested soon after..B. attack started. 6 One of..A. problems they discussed concerned .B.. arrest of.C.. soldier.

Answer 1

1 It is A... a serious statement. I cannot support it.B ...The statement contradicts C... the facts.
2 He is .A.. a criminal. He was sentenced to 5 years of..B. imprisonment. Did you see .C..the  criminal when ..D. the sentence was pronounced?
3 Last week they at last approved.A.. the bill. I hope it will become .B.. a law in May.
4 I'm afraid .A.. Clause 3 of.B.. the Contract is not quite clear to me.
5 .A.. The hijacker was arrested soon after..B. the attack started.
6 One of..A. the problems they discussed concerned .B.. the arrest of.C.. a/the soldier.

Answer 2

1. It is a serious statement. I cannot support it. The correct article here is "a" because "serious statement" is a general statement, not referring to a specific statement.

2. He is a criminal. He was sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment. Did you see the criminal when the sentence was pronounced? The correct articles here are "a" and "the". "Criminal" is a general term, so "a" is used. "Imprisonment" is a specific term, so "the" is used. "The" is also used before "sentence" because it refers to a specific sentence.

3. Last week they at last approved a bill. I hope it will become the law in May. The correct articles here are "a" and "the". "Bill" is a general term, so "a" is used. "Law" is a specific term, so "the" is used.

4. I'm afraid Clause 3 of the Contract is not quite clear to me. The correct articles here are "the" and "the". "Clause 3" refers to a specific clause, so "the" is used. "Contract" is also a specific term, so "the" is used.

5. A hijacker was arrested soon after the attack started. The correct article here is "a" because "hijacker" is a general term, referring to any hijacker.

6. One of the problems they discussed concerned the arrest of a soldier. The correct articles here are "the" and "a". "Problem" is a specific term, so "the" is used. "Soldier" is a general term, so "a" is used.