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Class 8 English
Articles
Quiz 7
Fill in the blank with the correct or no article with the help of the hint in the bracket:
Robert owns _____ yellow and _____ blue bird. (any bird)
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a; a
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the; the
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a; no article
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a; the
Explanation
If two nouns refer to the same person or thing, the article is used before the first noun only.
But if the nouns refer to different persons or things, the article is used before each noun.
SInce in
the
given statement,
both the nouns yellow and blue refer to one bird the article will be used before the first noun only and no article will be used before the second. Also, the indefinite article 'a' should be used whenever noun is unspecific. Therefore, Option C is the correct answer. Since the nouns are not used to refer the two different birds, the indefinite article 'a' cannot be used before the second noun. Therefore, Option A is incorrect
.
'The' cannot be used in when the nouns are being used in general, it is used with specified nouns only
. Therefore, Option B and D are incorrect.
Fill the appropriate article for blank [9].
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the
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a
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an
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no article
Explanation
Option D)no article is the correct answer as in the previous sentence we are talking about the king and how he is set free to return back his home.
'He came back home'
Fill the appropriate article for blank [8].
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a
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the
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an
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no article
Explanation
An/A' is used as an indefinite article for a thing or person when the reader doesn't know which one we are referring to out of many nouns. It states the random nature of the subject.
'The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject.
Option
B is correct as 'the priest
'
means a particular priest in the context of the passage who is known to the reader previously.
Option A is incorrect
as 'A
' is
used with a word with a random nature. 'A priest' refers to any single priest that has a random nature
.
Option C is incorrect as
'An' is used before a word having a vowel sound.
Thus 'An priest' is wrong.
Option D is incorrect as
the blank requires an article
in order to give meaning to the sentence. 'Priest' without any article doesn't give sense to the sentence.
Fill in the blank with a suitable article from the options given.
__________ rice is the staple food of South Indians.
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The
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A
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An
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No article
Explanation
'An/A' is used as an indefinite article for a thing or person when the reader doesn't know which one we are referring to out of many nouns. It states the random nature of the subject.
'The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject.
Option D is correct as we usually don't use articles in front of names. Option C is incorrect as
'An' is used as the article for words with a vowel sound. Option A is incorrect as
we usually don't use definite articles in front of names. Option B is incorrect as 'A rice' sounds illogical and wouldn't provide meaning to the sentence.
Fill in the blank with a suitable article:
______ bravery is a virtue.
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The
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An
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A
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No article
Explanation
An/A' is used as an indefinite article for a thing or person when the reader doesn't know which one we are referring to out of many nouns. It states the random nature of the subject.
'The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject.
Option D is correct as we usually don't use articles in front of an uncountable noun. Option B is incorrect as
'An' is used as the article for words with a vowel sound. Option A is incorrect as using the
definite article won't suit the meaning of the sentence. Option C is incorrect as 'A bravery' sounds illogical and wouldn't provide meaning to the sentence.
Fill in the blanks with suitable articles from the options given.
__________ tiger is ___________ striped animal.
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The, the
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A, an
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The, a
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Both B and C
Explanation
'The tiger is a striped animal'.
The first blank shall be filled in by 'the' as the sentence talks about a particular striped animal. In general, there are many striped animals but as the speaker / writer has already mentioned 'tiger', we need not use 'the' in the second blank.
Option C) The,a is the correct option.
Fill in the blank with a suitable article from the options given.
The thirsty crow thought of _________ plan.
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an
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a
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the
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no article
Explanation
An/A' is used as an indefinite article for a thing or person when the reader doesn't know which one we are referring to out of many nouns. It states the random nature of the subject.
'The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject.
Option B is correct as we're speaking of one random plan .i.e. one pl
an
. Option A is incorrect as
'An' is used as the article for words with a vowel sound. Option C is incorrect as using 'The' as the
definite article won't suit the meaning of the sentence as 'the' would mean for a particular plan which is opposite in meaning to the given sentence. Option D is incorrect as the blank requires an article to give meaning to the sentence.
Fill the appropriate article for blank [4].
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An
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A
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The
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No article
Explanation
'An/A' is used as an indefinite article for a thing or person when the reader doesn't know which one we are referring to out of many nouns. It states the random nature of the subject.
'The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject.
Option C is correct as 'the king
'
means a previously mentioned king in the context of the passage. He is known to The reader.
Option A is incorrect as
'An' is used with a word having a vowel sound.
Thus 'An King' is wrong.
Option B is incorrect
as 'A
' is
used with a word with a random nature. 'A king' refers to a king but it isn't precisely speaking of the mentioned king.
Option D is incorrect as
the blank requires an article
in order to give meaning to the sentence. King without any article doesn't give sense to the sentence.
Fill in the blank with a suitable article from the options given.
Tina is studying at ________ university in __________ U.S.A.
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the, no article
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an, no article
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a, an
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a, the
Explanation
'Tina is studying at a university in the U.S.A.'
The first blank will be filled with the indefinite article 'a'. Though the word following the blank starts with the vowel 'u' but as the word 'university' starts with a consonant sound, 'a' shall be used in the first blank.
And whenever 'U.S.A.' is mentioned, the definite article 'the' comes before it.
So, the correct option is D) a,the.
Fill in the blank with a suitable article from the options given.
"What _________ wonderful day!" said the tourist.
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the
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a
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an
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no article
Explanation
An/A' is used as an indefinite article for a thing or person when the reader doesn't know which one we are referring to out of many nouns. It states the random nature of the subject.
'The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject.
Option B is correct as we're speaking of one random day .i.e. one random day
. Option C
incorrect as 'An' is used as the article for words with a vowel sound .Option A is incorrect as using 'The' as the
definite article won't suit the meaning of the sentence as 'the' would mean for a particular day which opposite in meaning to the given sentence. Option D is incorrect as the blank requires an article to give meaning to the sentence.
Fill in the blank with a suitable article from the options given.
I wish to become ____________ eye surgeon.
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the
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a
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an
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a or the
Explanation
'An/A' is used as an indefinite article for a thing or person when the reader doesn't know which one we are referring to out of many nouns. It states the random nature of the subject.
'The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject.
Option C is correct because '
An' is used with a word 'Eye' having a vowel sound to indicate a single countable noun which is random in nature. Option A is incorrect as 'The' would indicate a specific eye surgeon who the reader doesn't know. Option B is incorrect as A is used for word with a consonant sound. Option D is incorrect as 'the' won't suit the meaning of the sentence as explained. Only A as an article will suit the blank.
Fill in the blank with a suitable article:
_____ 'Oliver Twist' is a famous novel by Charles Dickens.
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The
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A
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An
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No article
Explanation
Option D)No article is the correct option.
We don't use any articles while referring to the name of a book. So, neither a definite nor indefinite article will be used here.
'Oliver Twist' is a famous novel by Charles Dickens.
Fill in the blank with the most suitable articles:
____ ass is a beast of burden.
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A
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An
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The
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Both B and C
Explanation
The correct option is D) Both B and C.
Both indefinite article 'an' and definite article'the' can be filled in the blank .
'the' can be used when talking about the particular ass while 'an' can be used to talk generally about the animal.
An ass is a beast of burden.
The ass is a beast of burden.
Choose the correct articles to fill in the blanks:
In the Rock-band, Anu plays ________ guitar and her brother Adi plays ________ drums.
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the, the
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a, a
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the, a
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the, an
Explanation
As the band's name is specified, we can understand that 'Anu' plays the band's guitar. Hence the guitar is a specific guitar. Thus we can use 'the' here.
'Drums' is also a specific noun here as it is a part of the band's instruments. Thus we will use 'the' here as well.
Thus option A is the correct answer.
Options B, C and D are incorrect.
Fill the appropriate article for blank [10].
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the
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a
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an
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no article
Explanation
'An/A' is used as an indefinite article for a thing or person when the reader doesn't know which one we are referring to out of many nouns. It states the random nature of the subject.
'The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject.
Option
A is correct as 'the
' in the blank speaks of
a specific truth related to the minister.
Option B is incorrect
as 'A
' is
used with a word with a random nature.
'A'
is used for words with a consonant sound.
'A truth' refers to any single truth that has an indefinite nature
.
Option D is incorrect as
the blank requires an article
in order to add specific nature to the noun 'truth'
.
Option C is incorrect as
the article 'An'
is used for words with a vowel sound.
Fill in the blank with the most suitable article:
___ Suez Canal has reduced the distance between Asia and Europe.
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The
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An
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A
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No article
Explanation
The Suez Canal has reduced the distance between Asia and Europe.
'The' will be used here because the sentence talks about a particular canal.
Option A ) The is the correct option.
Fill in the blank with the most suitable article:
Surbhi is ___ "Lata Mangeshkar" of our school.
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A
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The
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An
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No article
Explanation
'Surbhi is the "Lata Mangeshkar" of our school.
The definite article 'the' shall be used as Surbhi is being given a title.
The correct option is option B) The.
Choose the correct articles to fill in the blanks:
_________ Rome was not built in ________ day.
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No article required, a
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A, a
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A, the
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No article required, the
Explanation
'Rome' is a proper noun and the name of a city. We never use articles before a proper noun. For example, 'India is a democratic country/ France is my favourite/ Mumbai is over-crowded.' Hence, we will place no article before 'Rome'.
'Day' is not specific here. We do not know which day the sentence is talking about. In general, the sentence means that the city wasn't constructed in one day. Thus we will use 'a' here to explain 'one' in general.
Thus option A is the correct answer.
Options B, C and D are incorrect.
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable articles:
___ Damodar river was known as ___ "Sorrow of Bengal."
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The, the
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The, a
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No article, no article
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A, the
Explanation
An article is 'a word that comes before a noun'. It describes the noun, whether it is general or a particular thing.
'A' and 'an' are indefinite articles that refer to general, non-specific nouns. 'The' is a definite article that refers to a specific noun.
Options A and C: Usually, proper nouns do not require an article. There are exceptions though, when the proper noun is a name of a unique person, or thing in the world, then the definite article 'the' is used.
In the sentence, 'Damodar river' is a unique proper noun, there is only one river called 'Damodar'. In the same way, the title 'Sorrow of Bengal' is a specific title for the river.
Hence in both cases, 'the' will be used. So, option A is correct.
For the same reason, option C is incorrect.
Options B and D: 'A' is not used for proper nouns, (brand names are exceptions). Hence options B and D are incorrect.
Choose the correct articles to fill in the blanks:
Mother Teresa was ________ European but she devoted her life to social work as _______ Indian.
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an, an
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a, an
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a, a
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the, the
Explanation
'European' starts with a vowel but while pronouncing, we say 'Yu-ro-pi-un.' Hence, it has a consonant sound and not a vowel sound. Thus we can say 'a European'.
'Indian' starts with a vowel and has a vowel sound as well. Hence, we can say 'an Indian.'
Thus option B is the correct answer.
Options A, C and D are incorrect.
Fill in the blank with the most suitable articles:
Ravi goes to ______ school regularly.
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The
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A
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An
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No article
Explanation
Option D)No article is the correct answer as the sentence talks generally about the school to which Ravi goes.
Ravi goes to school regularly.
Replace the underlined article in the given sentence, wherever required, by choosing from the options given:
The mariner sailed across
an
Atlantic Ocean.
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the
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a
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no change
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no article required
Explanation
Option B - 'A' can't be used for definite nouns. Thus option B is incorrect.
Option C - 'An' can't be used for definite nouns. Thus option C is incorrect.
Option D - We don't use articles before proper nouns, however, the given sentence has 'Atlantic' as an adjective that describes the common noun 'ocean'. Thus option D is incorrect.
Option A - 'The' can be used here the name of the ocean is specified. Thus option A is the correct answer.
'The mariner sailed across the Atlantic Ocean.'
Choose the correct articles to fill in the blanks:
Sania plays ________ badminton while her friend Neha plays ________ tennis.
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no article required, no article required
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a, a
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the, the
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the, a
Explanation
We never use articles before the proper nouns until the proper nouns are used as adjectives.
For example:
1. The Cricket match was great today.
2. Cricket is my favourite sport.
In the first example, 'cricket' is used as an adjective to describe 'match'. Hence we can use 'the' there. However, in the second example, no article is used as 'cricket' is used as a proper noun.
In the same way, in the given sentence, both 'badminton' and 'tennis' are used as proper nouns and hence we can't use any articles before them.
Thus option A is the correct answer.
Options B, C and D are incorrect.
Replace the underlined article in the given sentence, wherever required, by choosing from the options given:
The
honest person is respected everywhere.
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An
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A
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No change
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No article required
Explanation
Option B - 'A' is used before words that start with a consonant sound. 'Honest' has a silent 'h' and it is pronounced as 'onest'. Thus option B is incorrect.
Option C - 'The' is used with definite nouns. The given sentence explains about people in general by giving a general example. Thus option C is incorrect.
Option D - We don't use articles when the sentence usually has a proper noun. 'Honest person' is not a proper noun, thus option D is incorrect.
Option A - 'An' is used before the singular nouns that have a vowel sound, and it can be used here to explain the general sentence. Thus option A is the correct answer.
An honest person is respected everywhere,'
Choose the correct articles to fill in the blanks:
________ U.S.A. is larger than _______ India in area.
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The, the
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The, no article required
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No article required, no article required
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An, a
Explanation
'The' is used before the plural forms of names of the countries/states. For example, 'The Netherlands, The United Arab Emirates.' 'USA' is an abbreviation of United States of America. It is a made up of 50 states and hence we use 'The' before 'U.S.A.'
'India' is a proper noun which is in the singular form. We use no articles before the proper nouns, hence we will not use any article before 'India'.
Thus option B is the correct answer.
Options A, C and D are incorrect.
Choose the correct articles to fill in the blanks:
________ Lakshdweep Islands are situated in ______ Arabian sea.
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A, an
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No article required, no article required
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The, an
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The, the
Explanation
We never use articles before proper nouns. Here, the article has to be placed before 'Islands'. 'Lakshadweep' is an adjective here, that describes the noun 'islands'. As the particular name of the 'Islands' is given, we will use 'the' here.
In the same way, 'Arabian' is an adjective to the noun 'sea' here. As the name of the sea is specified here, thus we will use 'the Arabian sea.'
Thus option D is the correct answer.
Options A, B and C are incorrect.
Replace the underlined article in the given sentence, wherever required, by choosing from the options given:
The
apple fell down when Newton was sitting under the tree.
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A
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An
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No change
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No article required
Explanation
Option A - 'A' is used before the words that have consonant sounds. 'Apple' has a vowel sound and hence we can't use 'a'. Thus option A is incorrect.
Option C - 'The' can't be used here as 'the' is used for definite nouns. 'Apple' in the sentence is not definite, it is a general sentence and hence we can't use 'the' here. Thus option C is incorrect.
Option D - We need an article as the noun in the sentence is not a proper noun. Thus option D is incorrect.
Option B - 'An' is used before a singular noun that has a vowel sound. Thus option B is the correct answer.
'An apple fell down when Newton was sitting under the tree,'
Choose the correct articles to fill in the blanks:
_________ French is _________ easy language to learn.
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The, an
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No article required, an
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A, an
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No article required, a
Explanation
French is the name of a language. Therefore, no article shall be used in the first blank while in the second blank ,'an' is used because it is followed with the word 'easy'.
'French is an easy language to learn.'
Option B)No article required , an is the correct option.
Choose the correct articles to fill in the blanks:
It was ________ honour for Rohan to be ______ invited guest on the Golden Jubilee Function of the school.
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the, the
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an, the
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an, an
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an, a
Explanation
As 'honour' is not specific, we can't use 'the.' (Because 'the' is definite article)
'H' in 'honour' is silent and we pronounce the word as - 'Oner'. Hence, we will use 'an' before the vowel sound.
'Invited' is an adjective which describes 'guest'. As the article has to be used before 'invited guest' and it is a singular noun, hence we will use 'an.' ('invited' has a vowel sound, so 'an' is used)
Thus option C is the correct answer.
Options A, B and D are incorrect.
Replace the underlined articles in the given sentences, wherever required, by choosing from the options given:
Man is
the
social animal.
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a
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an
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no change
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no article required
Explanation
As the given sentence is a general sentence, we must use an article that maintains the meaning of the general sentence.
Option B - 'An' can't be used as 'social' has a consonant sound. Thus option B is incorrect.
Option C - 'The' can't be used here as 'the' is used for a definite noun, whereas the sentence is just about a general noun. Thus option C is incorrect.
Option D - We don't use an article when there is a proper noun in the sentence. As 'social animal' is not a proper noun, we must use an article. Thus option D is incorrect.
Option A - 'A' is used to describe a general noun and a singular noun. Thus option A is the correct answer.
'Man is a social animal.'
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