The Use of Articles with Nouns Modified by Certain Adjectives, Pronouns and Numerals

Exercise 49.Insert articles where necessary.

1. You have had…most distinguished career. (Snow) 2.This was…most painful thought of all. (Murdoch) 3. He had put himself in…most unsatisfactory position, politically and socially. (Dreiser) 4. She was…most beautiful young girl; …most beau­tiful girl he had ever seen. (Bennett) 5. …most of …women had flowers or little black feathers sticking up in their hair. (Glyn) 6.I started relating …most interesting anecdote, but was some­what surprised to observe that nobody was paying …slightest attention to me whatever. (Jerome K. Jerome) 7. …news he had conveyed to her would have terrified…most women. (Cronin) 8. He was…man of …most subtle and refined intellect….man of… culture, …charm and …distinction. One of…most intellectual men I ever met. (Wilde) 9. Her life held so little of…real charm; and Aileen Butler was…most significant element of…romance in it. (Dreiser) 10. Youth in her South Carolinian home had been simple and self-reliant; and unlike…most American girls, she had not had too good…time. (Galsworthy) 11. It was…most beautiful room. It was…most beautiful room in…house. (Du Maurier) 12. Gentleman, he was…most excellent man, …most gentle, tender and estimable man, with… simplic­ity of…child. (Dickens) 13….Norman Conquest is one of…most important events in…English history, and it had…great­est influence on…history of…language.

Exercise 50.Supply the required articles if necessary paying special attention to the nouns modified by certain adjectives, pronouns, numerals.

1. …mother and I are planning to go to…country for…few days. (Dreiser) 2. It was …cold, windy evening and there were …few people in…Park. 3. …few words that I have to add to what I have written, are soon penned. (Dickens) 4. We needn't take…porter. We have…little luggage. 5. When you've wanted something very badly and it comes at last, it is some­how…little frightening. (Maugham) 6….little I have to say can be said in…few minutes. 7. I am commonly…man of…few words. (Dickens) 8. One morning, when Rose was alone in …breakfast-parlour, Harry Maylie entered; and, with some hesitation, begged…permission to speak with her for…few moments. (Dickens) 9…. little light there came from one small window. (Priestley) 10. He paused, wishing he had not mentioned that fact. It was…slip of…tongue, one of …few he ever made, due to…peculiar pressure of …situation. (Dreiser) 11. Oh, I know there’s no danger, but I'm…little frightened all…same. (Greene) 12. Well, for instance, why don't you tell me about your sister? She always sounds fascinating, from…little I hear, but I’ve no real idea what she's like. (Hansford Johnson) 13. …old man replied that there were …few grown persons as trust­worthy or as careful as she. (Dickens) 14. Harriet closed her coat quickly and walked…little faster. (Shaw) 15. He accepted willingly my invitation to remain for…few days in my apartment. (Maugham) 16. I seem to have forgotten…little I ever knew. (Conan Doyle) 17. He tried to orient himself by…stars; but it was…cloudy night and…few stars that were visible did not announce any constellation that he could rec­ognize. (Murdoch) 18. Carie expostulated, begged, was very angry, even wept…little, and then suddenly capitulated. (Buck) 19. Lufkin's tastes were austere. He spent…little on himself. (Snow) 20. I see…very few women; but those are…women of rank. (James) 21. Mary offered to lend…little she had. (E. Bronte) 22. I've traveled …little, but not enough. (Hansford Johnson) 23. Surely, during…few hours he might pass in…cottage it would be easy for her to keep out of his way. (Marryat) 24. She respected him mightily but gave him…very little thought. (Buck) 25. When…winter came, he suffered…good deal from…cold and …hunger, and often had to go to…bed without any supper but …few dried pears or some hard nuts. (Wilde) 26. He was one of…few men of science who never terrified me, probably because he never behaved like…doctor. (Lee)