Choose a / an / the or 0 (no article) for each question.

Question

1. She was happy to see (the) sun was shining when she woke up that morning.
2. Ben had to go to (the) Tesco when he realised he had ran out of milk.
3. It was very hot outside, so I dropped (an)  ice cube into my drink.
4. We travelled to (0) France to see the Eiffel Tower.
5. It is too hot in (the) desert for many plants to grow.
6. It is my brother’s birthday tomorrow, so I bought him (a) cake from the supermarket.

Are these correct ?

Answer 1

Hello,

Most of these seem right, except number 2. I think more people say I am going to Walmart, rather than the Walmart. Most of the time there is no article in front of company names, unless the company already has an article in its brand name.