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Articles determine whether a noun is general, specific, known or representative: “a,” “an,” “the” and the zero article each have distinct uses. Questions cover countable and uncountable nouns, first and later mention, unique objects, proper nouns and choosing articles by sound, not merely by spelling.
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- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. no article
Explanation: The choice between a and an depends on the opening sound, not the opening letter, and the h in honest is silent so the word begins with a…
Correct answer: an- A. an
- B. a
- C. the
- D. no article
Explanation: The choice depends on the sound rather than the letter, and honest begins with a vowel sound because the h is silent, so an is correct.
Correct answer: an- A. A
- B. An
- C. The
- D. No article
Explanation: Names of individual mountains take no article, so we say Mount Everest and K2 but the Himalayas for the range.
Correct answer: No article- A. a
- B. no article
- C. the
- D. an
Explanation: No article is used before a unique office or title that follows verbs such as appoint, elect or make, so he was appointed captain and she…
Correct answer: no article- A. A
- B. An
- C. The
- D. No article
Explanation: Unique objects such as the Sun, the Moon, the Earth and the sky take the definite article.
Correct answer: The- A. for
- B. from
- C. on
- D. the
Explanation: Await is a transitive verb and takes a direct object without the preposition “for”: “She is awaiting the result.” The definite article…
Correct answer: the- A. a
- B. The
- C. an
- D. None
Explanation: “The” is used because the phrase identifies a particular or well-known parrot associated with Pakistan.
Correct answer: The- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. none of these
Explanation: “The computer” is required because the phrase identifies a particular computer, namely the one in Liam’s office.
Correct answer: the- A. a
- B. the
- C. an
- D. none of these.
Explanation: “A computer” refers to each person’s computer in a general, non-specific sense, so the indefinite article is used.
Correct answer: a- A. an
- B. a
- C. the
- D. no article
Explanation: “Doctor” is a singular countable noun and begins with a consonant sound, so it requires “a.” The article “an” is used before a vowel…
Correct answer: a- A. The; A
- B. An; The
- C. The; the
- D. An; A
Explanation: “The Earth” and “the Sun” take the definite article because each refers to a unique known object in our solar system.
Correct answer: The; the- A. a
- B. an
- C. no article is used
- D. the
Explanation: “The” is used because the umbrella is specifically identified by the relative clause “which you had given me.” The first mention of any…
Correct answer: the- A. An
- B. The
- C. A
- D. Article is not required.
Explanation: The definite article “the” is used because the sentence refers to a particular school gate known to both speaker and listener.
Correct answer: The- A. the daughter
- B. daughter
- C. a daughter
- D. none
Explanation: A daughter is used because Memon is being identified as one daughter among possible daughters of Nisar Memon.
Correct answer: a daughter- A. the
- B. a
- C. none
- D. an
Explanation: “MNA” is pronounced “em-en-ay,” beginning with a vowel sound, so it requires “an.” The article depends on pronunciation, not on the…
Correct answer: an- A. the
- B. an
- C. a
- D. none
Explanation: The refers to a specific television set understood by both speaker and listener, usually the one in the room.
Correct answer: the- A. an
- B. the
- C. a
- D. none
Explanation: A is used before the singular countable noun phrase “very nice dinner”; the adjective begins with a consonant sound.
Correct answer: a- A. a
- B. an
- C. none
- D. the
Explanation: The space is specific because it is the particular space he tried to use for parking.
Correct answer: the- A. at
- B. at a
- C. in the
- D. in
- E. at the
Explanation: “At the party” refers to a specific party known from the context, so both the preposition and definite article are needed.
Correct answer: at the- A. none
- B. an
- C. the
- D. a
Explanation: When television means the medium or the activity of watching programmes, it normally takes no article: “watch television.” An article…
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