An elementary study

Puzzle

Here is an elementary study in arithmetic wherein you write down the names of all the articles, and then cancel out all the — articles so as to tell what remains. If you guess the names correctly it becomes a very simple puzzle.

Answer

References

• Loyd, Sam [1914]. in Loyd, Sam, Jr.: Sam Loyd's Cyclopedia of 5000 Puzzles Tricks and Conundrums (in English). New York: Lamb Publishing company, page 59.