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Cl EXERCISE 26. Sentence review. Directions: Complete the sentences with these words. If necessary, use the plural form. bush glass Y match strawberry centimeter homework page thiof dish inch paper ray edge information piece valley fish knife sex weather foot leaf size woman 1, [want to light a candle. I need some matches 2, fall from the trees in autumn. 3. There are two _____: male and female. 4. There are some , forks, and spoons on the table. 5. I want to take the bus downtown, but I don’t know the bus schedule. I need some about the bus schedule. 6. I want to write a letter. I have a pen, but I need some 7. Plates and bowls are called 8. Married are called wives. 9. There are a lot of trees and in the park 10. Bob is studying. He has a lot of to do. 11. My dictionary has 437 12. This puzzle has 200 13. A piece of paper has four 14, Mountains are high, and are low. 15, When the temperature is around 35°C (77°F), I'm comfortable. But I don’t like very hot . 16. steal things: money, jewelry, cars, etc. 17, are small, red, sweet, and delicious. 198 CHAPTER 7 18. People carry their food on 19. large, and extra large. 20. use ‘Sweaters in a store often have four 21. Toshiro has five 22. There are 100 23. There are 12 24. There are 3 (@) A: Where’s David? B: He’s in the kitchen. (b) A: Ihave two pieces of fruit for us, an apple and a banana. Which do you want? T'd like the apple, thank you. T's a nice summer day today. The sky is blue. The sun is hot. B: Yes, [ really like summer. B © A for their tea. at a cafeteria. : small, medium, In some countries, people use cups for their tea. In other countries, they usually in his aquarium. in a meter. ina foot.* ina yard* A speaker uses the when the speaker and the listener ‘have the same thing or person in mind. The shows that a noun is specific. ‘In (a): Both A and B have the same kitchen in mind. In (b): When B says “the apple,” both A and B have the same apple in mind. In (¢): Both A and B are thinking of the same sky (there is only one sky for them to think of) and the same sun (there is only one sun for them to think of). The rice is white. The cheese is yellow. + (@) Mike has a pen and a pencil The is used with The pen is blue. + singular count nouns, as in (d). The pencil is yellow. + plural count nouns, as in (e). + noncount nouns, as in (£). (© Mike has some pens and pencils. In other words, the is used with each of the three kinds The pens are blue. of nouns. The pencils are yellow. Notice in the examples: the speaker is using the for the (©) Mike has some rice and some cheese. second mention of a noun. When the speaker mentions a noun for a second time, both the speaker and listener are now thinking about the same thing. First mention: I have a pen. Second mention: The pen is blue. *} inch = 2.54 centimeters. 1 foot = 30.48 centimeters. 1 yard = 0.91 meters. Count and Noncount Nouns 199

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