Fill in the blanks with the correct article or preposition. 2. __________ the 3. __________ the 4. __________ the ______ on the bread. 5. __________ the ______ on the cheese. 6. __________ some ______ on the chicken. 7. __________ the sandwich.

Solution:

• 2. The (Specific article is used before 'the' which implies a known or previously mentioned item.)
• 3. The (Specific article is used before 'the' which implies a known or previously mentioned item.)
• 4. The jam on the bread. (Specific article 'the' used as jam is specific when placed on bread. 'The' is the article before jam.)
• 5. The cheese on the cheese. (Specific article 'the' used as cheese is specific when placed on cheese. 'The' is the article before cheese.)
• 6. Some butter on the chicken. ('Some' is used for uncountable nouns or plural nouns when the exact quantity is not important. 'The' is the article before butter.)
• 7. The ham the sandwich. (Specific article 'the' used as ham is specific when placed in a sandwich. 'The' is the article before ham.)

Answer:

• 2. The
• 3. The
• 4. The jam on the bread.
• 5. The cheese on the cheese.
• 6. Some butter on the chicken.
• 7. The ham in the sandwich.