Question

Помогитe с артиклями! As I was walking along the road my curiosity was aroused by ... small crowd which had gathered around ... main entrance to the park. On coming closer I discovered that ... center of attention was ... old man with ... performing monkey ... monkey's tricks were so funny that ... people around couldn't help laughing. In ... short time the old man's hat on the pavement was filled with ... coins, many of them silver.

Answer 1

As I was walking along the road my curiosity was aroused by a... small crowd which had gathered around the... main entrance to the park. On coming closer I discovered that the... center of attention was an ... old man with a... performing monkey. The ... monkey's tricks were so funny that the... people around couldn't help laughing. In a... short time the old man's hat on the pavement was filled with .-.. coins, many of them silver.

Answer 2

While I was walking along the road, my curiosity was aroused by a small crowd which had gathered around the main entrance to the park. On coming closer, I discovered that the center of attention was an old man with a performing monkey. The monkey's tricks were so funny that the people around couldn't help laughing. In a short time, the old man's hat on the pavement was filled with coins, many of them silver.

In this passage, there are several places where articles are used. Let's break them down:

- "Walking along the road": No article is used before "road" because it is a general reference to a road, not a specific one.

- "A small crowd": The indefinite article "a" is used before "small crowd" because it is the first mention of the crowd.

- "The main entrance": The definite article "the" is used before "main entrance" because it refers to a specific entrance, which was previously mentioned as the one where the crowd had gathered.

- "The park": The definite article "the" is used before "park" because it also refers to a specific park, which is likely known or previously mentioned.

- "The center of attention": The definite article "the" is used before "center of attention" because it refers to a specific center of attention, which in this case is the old man with the performing monkey.

- "An old man": The indefinite article "an" is used before "old man" because it is the first mention of the old man.

- "A performing monkey": The indefinite article "a" is used before "performing monkey" because it is the first mention of the monkey.

- "The monkey's tricks": The possessive article "the" is used before "monkey's tricks" because it refers to the tricks performed by the specific monkey mentioned earlier.

- "The people around": The definite article "the" is used before "people around" because it refers to specific people who were present in the scene described.

- "A short time": The indefinite article "a" is used before "short time" to indicate a non-specific duration.

- "The old man's hat": The definite article "the" is used before "old man's hat" because it refers to a specific hat, which belongs to the old man mentioned earlier.

- "The pavement": The definite article "the" is used before "pavement" because it refers to a specific pavement, mentioned earlier as the place where the old man's hat was placed.

- "Many of them": The indefinite article "many" is used to indicate a non-specific quantity of coins.

By using appropriate articles, the passage becomes more specific and helps the reader understand the context and relationships between the different elements mentioned.