Question

1) This town is situated in a/the south of a/the country. 2) What a/the beautiful picture you have painted! 3) My cousin promised to phone me in a/the week. 4) The group of tourists arrived in a/the evening. 5) There is a modern hotel in a/the centre of a/the town. 6) She has always dreamt of such a/the wonderful present. 7) «I’ll phone you twice a/the day: in a/the morning and in a/the evening», the woman said to her daughter. 8) There is a/the picture on a/the wall.

Answer 1

1) This town is situated in the south of the country. - In this sentence, the use of "the" before "south" indicates a specific location within the country.

2) What a beautiful picture you have painted! - In this sentence, "a" is used before "beautiful picture" to express admiration for any beautiful picture without specifying a particular one.

3) My cousin promised to phone me in the week. - Here, "the" is omitted before "week." It implies a general timeframe without specifying a particular week.

4) The group of tourists arrived in the evening. - The use of "the" before "group" and "evening" indicates a specific group of tourists and a specific time.

5) There is a modern hotel in the centre of the town. - "A" is used before "modern hotel" to indicate any modern hotel in the town without specifying a particular one. "The" is used before "centre" because it refers to a specific location within the town.

6) She has always dreamt of such a wonderful present. - "A" is used before "wonderful present" to convey the idea of any wonderful present without specifying a particular one.

7) "I’ll phone you twice a day: in the morning and in the evening," the woman said to her daughter. - "A" is used before "day" to indicate any day, and "the" is used before "morning" and "evening" to specify particular times within the day.

8) There is a picture on the wall. - "A" is used before "picture" to indicate any picture on the wall without specifying a particular one. "The" is used before "wall" to specify the location within the room.