Упражнение 7. Вставьте артикль, где необходимо. 1. I have two ... sisters. My ... sisters are ... students. 2. We are at ... home. 3. My ... brother is not at ... home, he is at ... school. 4. My ... mother is at ... work. She is ... doctor. 5. I am not ... doctor. 6. I have no'... sister. 7. He is not ... pilot. 8. I have thirty-two ... teeth. 9. He has ... child. 10. She has two ... children. Her children are at ... school. 11. Is your father at ... home? — No, he is at ... work. 12. Where is your ... broth­er? — He is at ... home.

Вот как вставил бы артикли (и где их нет):

1. I have two ∅ sisters. My ∅ sisters are ∅ students.

2. We are at ∅ home.

3. My ∅ brother is not at ∅ home, he is at ∅ school.

4. My ∅ mother is at ∅ work. She is a doctor.

5. I am not a doctor.

6. I have no ∅ sister.

7. He is not a pilot.

8. I have thirty-two ∅ teeth.

9. He has a child.

10. She has two ∅ children. Her ∅ children are at ∅ school.

11. Is your ∅ father at ∅ home? — No, he is at ∅ work.

12. Where is your ∅ brother? — He is at ∅ home.

Коротко почему так:

• После притяжательных (my, your, her) артикль не ставится: my brother, her children.

• С названиями «дом/работа/школа» в значении места деятельности — нулевой артикль: at home, at work, at school.

• Профессии — с a/an: a doctor, a pilot.

• После no артикль не нужен: no sister.

• Во множественном числе с числительными и в роли сказуемого — нулевой артикль: two sisters, thirty-two teeth; are students.

• Единственное исчисляемое в первом упоминании — a: a child.