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Class 8 English
Articles
Quiz 5
Use a suitable article:
Life is alright if you have a job, but things are not as easy for ____ unemployed.
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Explanation
The definite article 'the' is used when an adjective is used to represent the entire class of its type and not a particular noun.
Here, 'unemployed' indicates the entire group of unemployed
people
and not just one person.
Therefore, the correct option is:
The.
Use a suitable article:
______ computers have changed the way we live.
(You are talking about technology and computers in general with your friend) [Intermediate]
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There won't come any article before the word 'computers' as the writer/speaker is talking generally about computers.
Option D) No article is the correct option.
'Computers have changed the way we live.'
Fill the blank with a suitable article:
When was _____
paper first made? (General sense)
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Explanation
Paper is an uncountable noun unless a numeral adjective is used. Here, paper, in general, is being mentioned, hence no article is required. Option D is correct here. Indefinite articles are not used for uncountable nouns, hence their usage in the given context is incorrect. 'The' is used for specific nouns, the noun being non-specific here, makes Option C incorrect.
Fill in the blank using an appropriate article:
Who is ______ Doctor Johnson?
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No article is used before proper nouns in general. 'Doctor Johnson' is a proper noun. Therefore, the correct option is "no article".
Fill in the blank with an appropriate article:
I was ill, so I went to see ______ doctor who has a clinic beside my home.
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We use the definite article 'the' when the noun is followed by a clause or phrase which identifies it. In the given sentence, the 'doctor' is identified with the clause 'who has a clinic beside my home'. Option C is correct here since we are referring to a specific doctor. Articles 'a' and 'an' are for nouns which are not specific, since the noun here is specific, these options are incorrect. Option D is incorrect because an article is required for the noun.
Use a suitable article:
In England, there is an old story about a man called Robin Hood. It is said that he robbed
______ rich and gave the money to
______
poor. [Intermediate]
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a, a
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the, the
Explanation
The definite article 'the' is used when an adjective is used to represent the entire class of its type and not a particular noun.
Here, 'rich' and 'poor' indicate all the 'rich' and 'poor' people in general.
Therefore, the correct option is:
The.
Use a suitable article:
Can you play ____
piano?
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no article
Explanation
Articles are part of speech, used to indicate nouns and to specify their application.
The given sentence requires an article before the musical instrument, violin.
Indefinite articles can be used to express musical instruments as one physical object. For example - I don't have a violin.
However, to express 'violin' as a category of instruments, a definite article must be used.
Thus, the correct answer is Option C.
Option D is incorrect, as no article is used when we refer to general ideas, plurals or uncountable nouns.
Fill in the blank with a suitable article:
I saw _____ bears in Yellowstone National Park. [Intermediate]
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No article is used before plural countable nouns used in a general sense. 'Bears' is a plural countable noun and is used in a general sense here. Therefore the correct option is: No article.
Use a suitable article to fill in the given blank:
Julia has been a nurse all her life. She has spent her life caring for ____ sick.
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no article
Explanation
The definite article 'the' is used when an adjective is used to represent the entire class of its type and not just a particular noun.
Here, 'sick' indicates all sick people and not just a single person.
Therefore, the correct option
is:
The.
Use a suitable article:
Ambulances arrived at the scene of the accident and took ______ injured to hospital.
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Explanation
The definite article 'the' is used when an adjective is used to represent the entire class / group of its type and not a particular noun.
Here, 'injured' refers to all the injured people and not just one person.
Therefore, the correct option is:
The.
Fill in the blank with an appropriate article:
Do you know ______ Professor Brown's phone number?
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Explanation
No article is used before proper nouns. Professor Brown is a proper noun. Therefore, the correct option is: no article.
Fill with a suitable article:
Frank is a student at ____ Liverpool University.
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Explanation
No article is used before most proper nouns.
'Liverpool University' is a proper noun.
Therefore, the correct option is:
no article.
Fill in the blank using a suitable article:
Another park in central London is ______ St James' Park.
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no article
Explanation
No article is used before most proper nouns.
St. James' Park is a proper noun.
Therefore, the correct option is:
no article.
Fill in the blank with an appropriate article:
Have you ever been to _____ British Museum?
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Explanation
The definite article 'the' is used before some proper nouns - names of places/people that are unique.
Therefore, the correct option is:
the.
Fill in the blanks with suitable article:
____ J W Marriott is on _______ Baker Street.
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A ; a
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No article ; the
Explanation
Both the nouns; J W Mariott and Baker Street are proper nouns. Generally, we don't use articles before proper nouns, hence option B is correct. We don't use the article 'a' when the noun is specific, plus it's a proper noun, so the first option is incorrect. Options C and D both have 'the' in their set of answers, we can't use 'the' since the noun is a proper noun, hence these two options are wrong.
Use an appropriate article:
_____ President is the most powerful person in _____ United States.
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A, the
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The definite article 'the' is used before unique things. There is only one president for a particular country, therefore 'the' is used before it. 'The' is also used before names of countries expressed in plurals like United States of America. Therefore, the correct option is: The, the.
Insert an appropriate article:
________ President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.
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No article is used before proper nouns. President Kennedy is a proper noun. Therefore, the correct option is 'No article'.
Fill in the blank using an appropriate article:
Do you know _______ Wilsons? They're a very nice couple.
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Explanation
Proper nouns in plural form frequently use the article 'the'.
Options C and D: 'The' is a definite article that comes before specific nouns. The proper noun here 'Wilsons' refers to a specific family of the name Wilson. Hence the article 'the' is most appropriate and option C is correct.
Usually, proper nouns in singular form do not use articles. Since the noun here 'Wilsons' is plural, option D is incorrect.
Options A and B:
'A' and 'an' are indefinite articles. They modify nouns that are non specific, or not known, to the reader:
'a lady', 'an apple'.
Since the given noun is specific, options A and B are wrong.
Fill in the blank with a suitable article:
We flew to New York from ______ Gatwick Airport near London.
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Explanation
No article is used before most proper nouns.
Gatwick Airport is a proper noun.
Therefore, the correct option is:
no article.
Fill in the blank with a suitable article:
______ Hyde Park is a very large park in central London.
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No article is used before most proper nouns.
Hyde Park is a proper noun.
Therefore, the correct option is:
No article.
Select suitable articles to fill in the blanks:
Which newspaper shall I buy: _____ Independent or ______ Herald?
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no article ; no article
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the ; a
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the ; the
Explanation
The definite article 'the' is used before specific / particular nouns and unique nouns.
Here, the newspapers are specific ones which are unique.
Therefore, the correct option is:
the ;
the.
Complete the sentence with suitable articles:
Suzy got ____ part-time job in ____ Italian restaurant.
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An, A
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An, The
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Articles are part of speech, used to indicate nouns and to specify their application. Definite articles (the) limit the meaning of a noun to one particular thing. Indefinite articles (a, an) indicate that a noun refers to a general idea and not a particular thing.
'A' is used in front of words that start with a consonant sound.
'An' is used in front of words that start with a vowel sound.
'The' is used to refer to something which has already been mentioned and the reader knows about.
In the given sentence, the use of indefinite articles is required as given in, Option C. Thus, the other options are incorrect.
Fill suitable option:
I want to cut this piece of material. I need _______ pair of scissors.
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many
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The right option is B) a. This correctly forms the phrase 'a pair of scissors.' With 'some' and 'many' we would need a plural noun but here, 'pair' is a singular noun. 'Any pair' would indicate that any one of the available pairs would be acceptable. Since the sentence does not imply this as its meaning, we may rule out option C) any as well.
Complete the sentence with the most appropriate option from those given below.
Inside ____ station cafe it was warm and light.
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This
Explanation
Articles are part of speech, used to indicate nouns and to specify their application. Definite articles (the) limit the meaning of a noun to one particular thing. Indefinite articles (a, an) indicate that a noun refers to a general idea and not a particular thing.
The given sentence talks about a particular café, so a definite article must be used before it.
Option B and C are not definite articles.
Option D will be incorrect, because 'this' is only used for singular nouns that are close.
Thus, the correct answer will be Option A.
Fill in the blank with a suitable article:
You should go to ______ Science Museum. It's very interesting.
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Although before most proper nouns like names of people, continents, countries, cities, mountains, etc use of the article should be omitted. However, before some proper names, such as name of a famous building, museum, work of art, monument etc the definite article 'the' should be used. Therefore, option C is the correct answer and Option D is incorrect. Since it's a specific building and not just any museum in general, the indefinite article 'an' or 'a' cannot be used. Therefore, Option A and B are incorrect.
Fill in the blank with a suitable article:
If you're looking for a good pub, I would recommend _______ Ship Inn.
(Ship Inn is not very famous and your friend does not know about it.)
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In most cases, when a noun is a proper noun, an article is not placed before it. 'Ship Inn' is a proper noun and does not need an article hence option D is correct. 'A' and 'an' are indefinite articles which we use when the noun is non-specific since the noun here is specific as it's a proper noun, an indefinite article cannot be used. Options A and B are thus incorrect. We use 'the' when a proper noun is famous and there is only one in existence. For example, "We were spellbound by the beauty of the Taj Mahal when we visited it." Since 'Ship Inn' is not very famous and the listener does not know about it, we don't use 'the'. Hence option C is incorrect.
Select a suitable article to fill in the blank:
This book is published by ______ Penguin Publisher. (Name of the Publisher)
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Explanation
In the given sentence, the name of a publisher is given. The 'name' of any such noun requires no article to be used.
'A' and 'an' is used with singular and common nouns.
'The' is not used with a proper noun unless the noun contains a prepositional phrase.
Therefore, the correct option will be Option D, no article.
Fill in the blank with a suitable article:
'Which cinema are you going to this evening?'
'_____ Classic Cinema.' (A specific place)
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Explanation
When we speak about a specific place, a specific cinema in this case, the definite article 'the' is used. The noun 'Classic Cinema' is a proper noun, but it is a specific cinema, hence we use 'the' hence option C is correct. 'A' and 'an' are indefinite articles which we use before nouns that are non-specific, the noun here is not any cinema, but a specific one with its name mentioned. Hence options A and B are incorrect. Most proper nouns don't require an article, except for some which are specific, since the 'Classic Cinema' is a specific cinema, option D is incorrect.
Select a suitable article:
I'd like to go to _______ China and see _______ Great Wall.
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no article ; no article
Explanation
Even though both of these nouns: China and the Great Wall are proper nouns, the
rules apply differently here. China is a country and we don't use an article before most countries (China being one of them). When the proper noun is unique and there is only one in existence, like The Great Wall, the article 'the' is used. Option C has the correct answers hence it's the correct option. Options A and B are incorrect because we don't use 'the' before most countries. Option D is incorrect because the noun 'Great Wall' being a specific and unique place, requires the article 'the'.
Fill with a suitable article:
If you're looking for a good clothes shop, I would recommend ______ Harrison's.
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Explanation
No article is used before most proper nouns.
'Harrison's' is a proper noun.
Therefore, the correct option is:
no article.
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