Choose the or no article (-): the capital of ____ england is london. ____ economist is a famous british weekly magazine. that is my brother's ____ new car. the capital of ____ united kingdom is london. i didn't know where and how to look for ____ information i needed. ____ singers have to be very careful with their voice. ____ singer they prefer is elvis presley.

Here is the breakdown of the correct articles for each sentence, along with the grammatical rules explaining why. 1. The capital of (-) England is London.

• Rule: We generally do not use articles with the names of individual countries (e.g., France, Germany, England), unless the name contains a word like "Kingdom," "Republic," or "States."

2. The Economist is a famous British weekly magazine.

• Rule: We use "The" with the names of many newspapers and journals. In this specific case, "The" is actually a part of the magazine's official title (The Economist).

3. That is my brother's (-) new car.

• Rule: When a noun is preceded by a possessive form (my brother's, Jane's, his, her), we do not use an article. The possessive word already makes the noun specific.

4. The capital of the United Kingdom is London.

• Rule: We use "the" with countries that have names containing political titles like Kingdom, Republic, Union, or Federation.

5. I didn't know where and how to look for the information I needed.

• Rule: Although "information" is an uncountable noun (which often takes no article), we use "the" here because it is defined and specific. The phrase "I needed" specifies exactly which information is being discussed.

6. (-) Singers have to be very careful with their voice.

• Rule: When we speak about a group or a profession in general terms using a plural noun, we use no article (zero article).

7. The singer they prefer is Elvis Presley.

• Rule: We use "the" because the noun is made specific by the clause "they prefer." We are not talking about singers in general, but one specific individual.

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