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A: Do you have a large family?
B: Yes, we have a very large family.
A: ______________________________________
B: Yes, I have three brothers and five sisters.
A: ____________________________________
B: Yes, we have three dogs and three cats.
A: ________________________________________
B: Yes, all my grandparents live with the family.
A: ____________________________________
B: Yes, everyone in the family has a hobby.
A: ________________________________
B: Yes, we have a piano in each room.
A: __________________________________
B: Yes, we have ten rooms in our house.
A: _________________________
B: Yes, our house is very large.
A: _______________________________
B: Yes, our neighbors are often angry.
VII. Grammar Articles
Remember the rules about articles:
1. Use no article before somebody’s name.
2. Use an article before a singular noun.
3. Use no article (usually) before a plural noun.
Decide whether an article is needed in each blank. Write either a, an,
or X (if no article is needed).
_____ Roberto has _____ large family and many pets. He has _____
sister and _____ brother. They have _____ parakeet, _____ dog, and
two cats. They have _____ large house.
_____ Sara likes dogs, but she has _____ cat. She lives in _____ small
apartment. Usually _____ dogs are not happy in _____ apartments. Maybe
_____ Sara can get _____ house some day. Then she can have _____ dog.
VIII. Controlled Composition
Dicto­comp
Your teacher will read one or both of the paragraphs above three
times. Listen carefully, but do not take notes. After the third reading,
write the paragraph as well as you can from memory.
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