Условие:
Упр. 16. Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
Once there lived ... man who was very fond of ... gold. He used to say: "While I have my gold, I am ... happiest man in ... world." And so all his life he saved ... money. One day he was travelling in ... desert of ... North Africa. He lost his way. He had no ... food or ... water. He was almost dying of \ldots hunger. He was so weak that he could not walk, he could only crawl. ... heat was terrible. There were only ... stones and ... sand around. Just then he saw ... bag lying on ... sand. He hoped that he would find ... food in it and ... water, too. He crawled up to ... bag and opened it. He saw that ... bag was full of ... gold. What is \ldots use of ... gold to ... hungry man in ... desert? He left ... bag on ... hot sand, crying bitterly: "I am ... most unhappy man in ... world."
Решение:
Давайте вставим артикли в предложенный текст шаг за шагом. 1. Once there lived a man who was very fond of (no article) gold. - Здесь a используется, так как мы говорим о каком-то одном человеке. Gold не требует артикля, так как это неисчисляемое существительное. 2. He used to say: While I have my gold, I am the happiest man in the world. - The используется, потому что мы говорим о самом счастливом человеке в мире, который уникален. 3. And so all his life he saved (no article) money. - Money также неисчисляемое, поэтому артикль не нужен. 4. One day he was travelling in the desert of (no...