English articles exercise (ESL): Article or No Article? 2

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ONLINE ENGLISH GRAMMAR QUIZ
topic: ARTICLE or NO ARTICLE? 2 | level: Intermediate

1. ________ Seoul is the capital of South Korea.
  no article
  A
  The

2. I am ________ only person here who speaks German.
  a
  the
  no article

3. I have been playing ________ tennis for three years.
  no article
  a
  the

4. We had ________ really good time at the park.
  the
  no article
  a

5. Look at ________ time! We're going to be late!
  a
  the
  no article

6. I have ________ horse.
  the
  no article
  a

7. I have borrowed ________ money from her before.
  no article
  a
  the

8. Most people who live in ________ Italy are catholic.
  no article
  a
  the

9. I've never been to ________ mountains.
  a
  the
  no article

10. Most people who live in ________ small town are happy.
  the
  no article
  a

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Four situations (out of many more :) when you shouldn't use articles:

1. Before abstract nouns used in a general sense.
ex. Happiness is hard to find, Crime is up this year.

2. With many cities or countries.
ex. I live in London, She is from France.

3. With names of sports.
ex. I play tennis, He played volleyball.

4. In front of company names.
ex. She works at Walmart, He got fired from Sony.

This can be a fairly difficult topic for ESL students, but there are many sites that can clarify it for you :) If you'd like more information about articles (definite and indefinite) and their usage (or in this case non-usage), check out the Use and Non-Use of Articles (Purdue University) page.