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Class 8 English
Articles
Quiz 8
Choose the correct articles to fill in the blanks:
Ranu's uncle is ________ S.D.O. and her aunt is ______ M.L.A.
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a, a
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an, an
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a, an
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an, a
Explanation
Note: Always consider the sound of the letters and not the letters. The sound of the letters should be 'a, e, i, o, u' to use 'an'.
'S.O.D', when said, begins with a vowel sound - 'Es--o-dee'. The letter 'S' has a vowel sound and hence we will use 'an' before 'S.O.D.'
In the same way, 'M.L.A' begins with a vowel sound too. It is pronounced as 'Em-El-Ae'. Hence, we will use 'an' for the vowel sound of the letter 'M'.
Thus option B is the correct answer.
Options A, C and D are incorrect.
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable articles.
There was _________ big notice board outside __________ town hall.
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The, the
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A, the
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The, an
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No article, no article
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The indefinite article ('a' or 'an') is used before a noun which does not refer to any particular person or thing. It is sometimes
used to mean the number 'one'. It is also used to indicate the meaning, 'a certain' before a noun.
The definite article 'the' is used before a noun which refers to a particular person or thing. It also refers to a person or thing which is already referred to earlier.
In the given sentence,
the indefinite article, 'a' before
the noun phrase, 'big notice board' is used to mean 'a certain notice board' or 'one notice board'.
The word, 'town hall' is a noun used to refer to a
building used for the administration of local government. In any city, there is usually only one town hall. As it refers to a particular noun (i.e the town hall of the particular city), the definite article, 'the' is used before the word, 'town hall'.
Option B is correct as it uses the correct articles as indicated above before the noun phrases 'big notice board' and the noun 'town hall'.
In options A and C, the article, 'the', is used before the noun phrase 'big notice board'. In option C, the article, 'an' is used before the noun 'town hall'. In option D, no articles are used before both the noun phrase and the noun. Hence, these are incorrect.
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable articles.
___________ common sense is _________ virtue.
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The, a
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No article, a
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A, a
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The, the
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'Common sense' is an abstract noun. Use of article is usually omitted before abstract nouns. So, no article precedes this word.
The word, 'virtue' is also an abstract noun. However, there are many 'virtues' in the world. 'Common sense' is one among them. Hence, the indefinite article, 'a' is to be used before 'virtue'.
Option B is correct.
Options A. C and D are incorrect as there is no article before the word, 'common sense'.
Fill in blanks with the most suitable articles:
I saw _______ one-rupee coin lying on _______ ground.
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a, the
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a, no article
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the, the
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no article, no article
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'I saw a one-rupee coin lying on the ground.'
As a single coin was lying where the speaker was walking, the article 'a' shall be used in the first blank. 'An' shall not be used in the first blank because one starts with a consonant sound. 'The' shall be used in the second blank because the speaker is talking about a particular place he was on.
Option A)a, the is the correct option.
Replace the underlined article in the given sentence, wherever required, by choosing from the options given:
My neighbour has gone to
a
U.A.E.
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the
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an
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no change
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no article required
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'The' is used before the plural forms of names of the countries/states. For example, 'The Netherlands, The United States of America.' The U.A.E is a combination of states and hence we use 'The' before 'U.A.E.'
Thus option A is the correct answer.
Options B, C and D are incorrect.
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable articles:
_______ ignorance is a bliss and _________ ignorance of Miranda was really astounding.
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The, the
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No article , the
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No article , no article
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An, the
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'Ignorance is a bliss and the ignorance of Miranda was really astounding.'
No article is required in the first blank because ignorance is an abstract noun while in the second blank, 'the' shall be used because the second part is about a specific person's ignorance.
Option B)No article, the is the correct option.
Fill in blanks with the most suitable articles:
In_______ match against Australia both ______ players scored centuries.
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the , the
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the , no article
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no article , the
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no article , no article
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Articles modify or describe the nouns that follow.
'English has two articles: the and a/an. The is used to refer to specific or particular nouns; a/an is used to modify non-specific or non-particular nouns. We call 'the' the
definite
article and 'a/an' the
indefinite
article.'
When the identity of the noun is not made known, the noun is non-specific, and for nouns whose identity is made known, they're specific and particular.
In the given sentence, a particular match is being spoken about: the match against Australia. Hence, we use the article 'the'.
So, options C and D can be eliminated.
Also, since a particular match is mentioned, the players are also made known, hence 'the' is used for 'players' as well.
So, option B can be eliminated as well.
The remaining option is A, which contains both accurate answers: 'the, the'.
Hence option A is correct.
Fill in blanks with the most suitable articles:
Water is necessary for ______ life but _______ life of these insects does not depend on water.
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no article , no article
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no article , the
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the , the
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a , the
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Articles
are used to modify the noun within the sentence.
There are two categories of articles present :
definite(the) and indefinite articles(a,an).
Water is necessary for life but
the
life of these insects does not depend on water.
"the" is placed before the latter part of "life" in the sentence as we are referring to a specific life i.e. life of insects is being referred to in the given sentence hence we use a definite noun . On contrary the former "life" doesn't require an article as definite article is not used ahead a general thing/noun. The former "life" doesnot require an article to modify it where as the latter requires an article as we are modifying the noun.
Fill in the blank with the most suitable articles.
My brother is _________ solider. He is in ____________ army.
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a, the
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a, no article required
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a, an
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No article required, no article required
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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' is used as a definite article for a particular noun, Army in the second blank and for the first blank 'A' is used as an indefinite article for any random person when the reader doesn't know which one we are referring to out of many nouns. Option B is incorrect as
the second blank requires an article to carry out the meaning of the sentence.
Option C is incorrect
as 'An army' implies to any random group
.
Option D is incorrect as
the blanks require articles
in order to give meaning to the sentence.
Fill in the blank with the most suitable article.
__________ eleven year old boy won _________ National Essay-writing competition.
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The, the
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An, a
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An, the
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The, a
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The indefinite articles 'a' and 'an' are used to modify a non-specific or non-particular noun.
The article, 'a' precedes a noun which begins with a consonant sound and the article 'an'
precedes a noun which begins with a vowel sound.
The definite article, 'the' is used to modify
a specific or particular noun.
The subject of the sentence is: 'eleven-year-old boy'. This noun phrase does not refer to a specific person. Hence, an indefinite article ('a' or 'an') is to be used before this phrase. The word, 'eleven' starts with a vowel sound. Hence, the article to be used before the said noun phrase is 'an'.
Options A and D are incorrect as they indicate the use of the article, 'the' before the noun phrase, 'eleven-year-old boy'. Hence, these options are incorrect.
The correct answer has to be either option B and C.
'National Essay-writing competition' is the name of a particular national level competition which is well known. Hence, this noun phrase refers to a specific competition and the article to be used before it is: 'the'.
Of the two options B and C, option C uses the article, 'the before the phrase, 'National Essay-writing competition. Hence, option C is correct.
Option B is incorrect as it indicates the use of the article 'a' before the noun phrase, 'National Essay-writing competition.
Fill in the blank with the most suitable articles:
Do you drive on ______ right or on ______ left in the USA?
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the, a
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a, a
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No article required, no article required
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the, the
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The articles 'a' and 'an' refer to non-specific nouns, whose identity is not made known. The definite article 'the' refers to specific nouns, whose identity is made known.
The words 'right' and 'left' are short for 'right-hand side' and 'left-hand side'. They're specific terms used for the sides of the road where one is supposed to drive on. (For example, in India we always keep to the left.)
Also, right and left are specific, there cannot be 'a right' or 'a left'.
Hence, the definite article 'the' will be used for both nouns.
So, option D is correct.
Options A and B are incorrect because 'a' cannot be used for right or left.
The article is required, as the 'right-hand side' is a specific term, hence option C is incorrect.
Fill the blank [16] in the given passage with the most appropriate option:
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a
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an
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the
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No article required
Explanation
There are three articles. 'A' and 'an' are indefinite articles, 'the' is definite article.
'A' is used before words having consonant sound as the first heard sound when pronounced.
'An' is used before words having vowel sound as the first heard sound when pronounced.
No article is used before plural countable nouns and before proper nouns.
'The' is used before definite and specific things, ordinal numbers, superlatives etc.
The blank here is preceded by the word
'
aerial
view'
. 'Aerial' is an adjective which is telling more about the view. It is used in its general sense and nothing specific has been mentioned. 'Aerial' gives vowel sound as the first heard sound when pronounced.
Therefore, Option B - 'an' is the suitable option to fill in the blank.
Option A - 'a' is not suitable as the word 'aerial' conveys vowel sound and not consonant sound as the first heard sound when pronounced.
Option C - 'the' is not suitable as 'aerial' is just description about the view and nothing specific or special or unique is mentioned here.
The completed sentence, thus, becomes : We could see an aerial view of the whole town.
Fill the blank [14] in the given passage with the most appropriate option.
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a
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an
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the
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No article required
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' indicates something specific in the context of the passage. 'The top' means the highest point or uppermost point of something
.
It shows the unique nature of the subject.
Option A is incorrect as 'A top' doesn't make any sense
.
Option B is incorrect because '
An' is used with a word having a vowel sound. Option D is incorrect as an article is required to carry out the meaning of the sentence.
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable articles.
It's ____________ nice morning. Let's go for ___________ walk.
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a, a
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No article required, a
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a, no article required
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no article required, no article required
Explanation
There are three articles. 'A' and 'an' are indefinite articles.
'A' is used before words having consonant sound as the first heard sound when pronounced.
'An' is used before words having vowel sound as the first heard sound when pronounced.
No article is used before plural countable nouns and before proper nouns.
in the given sentence, 'nice morning' and 'walk' both convey consonant sound when pronounced and both are unspecific.
Therefore, 'a' is the suitable article to fill in both the blanks. The appropriate option is Option A - a, a. The other options are incorrect as they do not indicate 'a' as the article to complete both blanks.
The completed sentence thus becomes - It's a nice morning. Let's go for a walk.
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable articles.
Rohit's grandfather doesn't watch _________ TV a lot while he is always seen using ___________ internet.
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the, the
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No article required, the
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No article required, no article required
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the, no article required
Explanation
An indefinite article is used when we are talking generally about something whereas a definite article is used when we are talking about something specific.
The indefinite articles are 'a' and 'an'. An is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound.
Both the blanks shall not take any article as we are generally talking about what Rohit and his grandfather's activities are.
The correct option is option C) No article required, no article required.
'Rohit's grandfather watches TV while he is always seen using internet.
Fill the blank [12] in the given passage with the most appropriate option.
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a
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an
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the
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No article required
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' indicates a particular place in the context of the passage.
Option A is incorrect as 'A foothills' is grammatically incorrect
. Article 'A' is used with a singular countable noun.
Option B is incorrect because '
An' is used with a word having a vowel sound. Option D is incorrect as an article is required to carry out the meaning of the sentence.
Fill in the blank [10] in the given passage with the most appropriate options.
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a
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an
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the
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No article required
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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 'a picnic' implies any picnic
random in nature
.
Option B is incorrect because '
An' is used with a word having a vowel sound. Option C is incorrect as 'The' indicates a particular picnic mentioned previously in the passage, hence this is incorrect.
Option D is incorrect as an article is required to carry out the meaning of the sentence.
Fill in the blank with the most suitable article.
Moni got _________ last position in his class.
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No article required
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a
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the
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an
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We use the definite article in front of a noun when we believe the listener/reader knows exactly what we are referring to: because there is only one, that is, only one last position. This is why we use the definite article with a superlative adjective, like last. Hence, Option C is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence, incorrect.
Fill the blank [15] in the given passage with the most appropriate options.
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a
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an
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the
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No article required
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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' indicates a particular position in context of the passage. Here 'the hill' refers to a specific hill
It shows the unique nature of the place.
Option A is incorrect as 'A hill' indicates any random hill, not the one particularly mentioned in the passage
.
Option B is incorrect because '
An' is used with a word having a vowel sound. An hill is wrong. Option D is incorrect as an article is required to carry out the meaning of the sentence.
Fill the blank [13] in the given passage with the most appropriate option.
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a
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an
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the
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No article required
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' indicates a particular activity in context of the passage.
It shows the unique nature of the walk.
Option A is incorrect as 'A walk' indicates any random walking activity
. A is used with singular countable noun.
Option B is incorrect because '
An' is used with a word having a vowel sound. Option D is incorrect as an article is required to carry out the meaning of the sentence.
Fill the blank [11] in the given passage with the most appropriate options.
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a
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an
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the
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No article required
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 'a trek' implies any trek
which is random in nature
.
Option 'B' is incorrect because '
An' is used with a word having a vowel sound. Option C is incorrect as 'The' indicates a particular trek mentioned previously in the passage.
Option D is incorrect as an article is required to carry out the meaning of the sentence.
Fill the blank [19] in the given passage with the most appropriate options.
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a
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an
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the
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No article required
Explanation
There are three articles. 'A' and 'an' are indefinite articles, 'the' is definite article.
'A' is used before words having consonant sound as the first heard sound when pronounced.
'An' is used before words having vowel sound as the first heard sound when pronounced.
No article is used before plural countable nouns and before proper nouns.
'The' is used before definite and specific things, ordinal numbers, superlatives etc.
The blank here is preceded by the word
'city
'
. 'City' is a specific one and not any city because the speaker is asking for the specific distance from the place where they are at that time.
Therefore, Option C - 'the' is the suitable option to fill in the blank.
Option A - 'a' and Option B - 'an' both are not suitable here because these articles are used before general things and not before the things which are definite or specific.
The completed sentence thus becomes: How far is the city from here?
Choose the correct word/phrase to complete the sentence.
Quick! Someone call ______ policeman.
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a
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an
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the
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no article
Explanation
The indefinite articles, 'a' and 'an' are used before an indefinite noun.
The definite article, 'the' is used to point to a particular noun.
In the given sentence, the word, 'policeman' could refer to a particular policeman of the locality. It could refer to a particular policeman the speaker knows. Alternately, it could refer to any policeman (i.e not anyone in particular). So, use of both indefinite and definite articles are acceptable in the blank.
Therefore, use of the definite article, 'the' is correct and option C is correct.
Now, let us see which indefinite articles can be used.
The use of 'a' or 'an' depends on whether the noun which follows the article begins with a vowel sound or a consonant sound. If it begins with a vowel sound, the article, 'an' is used. If the noun following the article starts with a consonant sound, the article, 'a' is used.
In the given sentence, the noun which follows the blank is 'policeman'. It starts with a consonant sound (p). Hence, the appropriate article is 'a'. Hence, option A is correct and option B is incorrect.
Option D is incorrect as options A and C are correct,
______ Taj Mahal is situated in
Agra. Fill in the blank using correct article.
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A
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An
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The
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None of the above
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' indicates
the unique nature of the noun, Taj Mahal.
Option A is incorrect as 'A Taj Mahal' indicates any random object of Taj Mahal type
.
Option B is incorrect because '
An' is used with a word having a vowel sound. An Taj Mahal is wrong. Option D is incorrect as an article is required to carry out the meaning of the sentence.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Upstairs there's ____________ big bathroom.
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Some
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A
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An
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Any
Explanation
An indefinite article is used when we are talking generally about something whereas a definite article is used when we are talking about something specific.
The indefinite articles are 'a' and 'an'. An is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound.
A definite article is an article that tells the uniqueness of something.The is the only definite article.
As the blank is followed by the words 'big bathroom' which is a noun complement and as the following word starts with 'b' which is a consonant, it takes 'a'.
'Upstairs there's a big bathroom.'
The correct answer is option B) A.
Choose the correct word/phrase to complete each sentence.
Man is ______ social animal.
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a
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an
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the
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no article
Explanation
Options A and B: 'A' and 'an' both refer to non-specific nouns.
The only difference is that 'a' is used for nouns that begin with a consonant: a man, a bat, a child; 'm', 'b', 'c' are consonants.
'An' is used for nouns that begin with a vowel: an animal, an eagle, an ice cream; 'a', 'e' 'i' are vowels
When an adjective modifies the noun, then we use 'a' and 'an' according to the initial of the adjective, and not the noun.
Here, 'social' is the adjective; it begins with a consonant 's'. So, we use 'a'.
Hence option A is correct and B is incorrect.
Option C: 'The' is a definite article that modifies specific nouns, whose identity is made known: the man on the street.
'Animal' is a general word that refers to a kind of living being, and does not refer to a specific animal.
Hence option C is incorrect.
Option D is incorrect because the noun uses an article, 'a'.
Fill the blank [17] in the given passage with the most appropriate option.
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a
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an
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the
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No article required
Explanation
There are three articles. 'A' and 'an' are indefinite articles, 'the' is definite article.
'A' is used before words having consonant sound as the first heard sound when pronounced.
'An' is used before words having vowel sound as the first heard sound when pronounced.
No article is used before plural countable nouns and before proper nouns.
'The' is used before definite and specific things, ordinal numbers, superlatives etc.
The blank here is preceded by the word
'beautiful temple
'
. 'beautiful' is an adjective which is telling more about the 'temple'. It is used in its general sense and nothing specific has been mentioned. 'Beautiful' gives consonant sound as the first heard sound when pronounced.
Therefore, Option A - 'a' is the suitable option to fill in the blank.
Option B - 'an' is not suitable as the word 'beautiful' conveys consonant sound and not vowel sound as the first heard sound when pronounced.
Option C - 'the' is not suitable as 'aerial' is just description about the view and nothing specific or special or unique is mentioned here.
The completed sentence, thus, becomes : We also saw a beautiful temple of Lord Shiva there.
Choose the correct word/phrase to complete the sentence.
_____ water is _____ elixir of life, but _____ water of this pond is poisonous.
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The, the, the
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The, an, the
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No article, the, the
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No article, the, an
Explanation
Use of article is usually omitted before nouns, which are names of uncountable substances (Eg: sugar, water). Hence, no article is to be used before the word, 'water' in the first blank. Hence, options A and B are incorrect.
The word, 'elixir' means '
a magical or medicinal potion'. The definite article, 'the' is used before names of things to give the force of a superlative adjective. In the given sentence, 'Water is the elixir of life' means 'Water is the best magical potion of life'. Hence, the definite article, 'the' is to be used before the word, 'elixir'.
In the given sentence, 'water of this pond' refers to the specific water of the pond being indicated by the words, 'this pond'. The definite article, 'the' is used when we talk about a particular noun. Hence, 'the' is the article to be used before the phrase, 'water of this pond'. Hence, option C is correct.
The indefinite articles, 'a' and 'an' are not used when the noun being described is definite or specific. These cannot be used before the phrase, 'water of this pond' Hence, option D is incorrect.
Since an object is identical with itself 'being identicaly, is called a reflexive relation and if a relation is transitive, symmetric and reflexive, then such a relation is called 'equivalence'. If so, what kind of relation is "different"?
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Equivalence
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Inequivalence
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Non-transitive
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A 'different ' relation may be symmetric as well as transitive. But it cannot be reflexive . So , it is in equivalence . Therefore ,(b) is correct option.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Today _________ weather is very hot.
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a
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an
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the
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no article
Explanation
An indefinite article is used when we are talking generally about something whereas a definite article is used when we are talking about something specific.
The indefinite articles are 'a' and 'an'. An is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound.
A definite article is an article that tells the uniqueness of something.The is the only definite article.
As the speaker talks about a particular day's weather, the blank shall the definite article 'the'.
Today the weather is hot.
The correct answer is option C) the.
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