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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 Turks
- B. the Turk
- C. the Turks
- D. a Turk
Explanation: "Week by week little encounters increased; it was apparent that the Turks were steadily growing bolder."Here's why:- "the Turks" refers to…
Correct answer: the Turks- A. the sun
- B. a sun
- C. sun
- D. an sun
Explanation: "These small pieces have been going round the sun ever since."Here's why:- "the sun" refers to our specific sun, the star at the center of…
Correct answer: the sun- A. a, an
- B. the, a
- C. a, the
- D. the, the
Explanation: "The good Lord never intended their son to be a physician, or a dentist or an engineer."Here's why:- "a physician" and "a dentist" use the…
Correct answer: a, an244. _ are employed.
- A. The unemployed
- B. an unemployed
- C. a unemployed
- D. unemployed
Explanation: "The unemployed are employed."This sentence is likely referring to a situation where people who were previously without jobs (the…
Correct answer: The unemployed- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. no article
Explanation: "To materialize somehow or hang around an ice-cream barrow."Here's why:- "an" is the correct indefinite article to use before "ice-cream…
Correct answer: an- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. no article
Explanation: "One of the first records of famine was carved in granite by an Egyptian pharaoh."Here's why:- "an" is used before "Egyptian pharaoh"…
Correct answer: an- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. no article
Explanation: "An umbrella is of no use against a storm.Here's a brief explanation:- "An" is used before "umbrella" because it starts with a vowel sound…
Correct answer: an- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. no article
Explanation: "He is the best artist of the time but unfortunately the least recognised."Here's why:- "the" is used before "least recognised" because it…
Correct answer: the- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. no article
Explanation: "The piano is a musical instrument."Here's why:- "the" is used before "piano" because it's a general statement about the piano as a class…
Correct answer: the- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. no article
Explanation: "All the colleagues of his office hold the view that Mr. Ali is a very wise and intelligent officer."Here's why:- No article is needed…
Correct answer: no article- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. no article
Explanation: "In science, the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to the man to whom the idea first occurs."Here's why:- "the" is used…
Correct answer: the- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. no article
Explanation: "After a long awaited time, he was elected speaker of the assembly."Here's why:- No article is needed before "speaker" because it's a…
Correct answer: no article- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. no article
Explanation: "Man is the only creature that is endowed with the power of speech."Here's why:- No article is needed before "Man" because it refers to…
Correct answer: no article- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. no article
Explanation: "He is doing his job in an MCB branch."Here's why:- "an" is used before "MCB branch" because it starts with a vowel sound /ɛm/, and "an"…
Correct answer: an- A. an, the
- B. an, a
- C. the, an
- D. the, the
Explanation: "He has done an MBBS from the Punjab."Here's why:- "an" is used before "MBBS" because it starts with a vowel sound /ɛ/.- "the" is used…
Correct answer: an, the- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. no article
Explanation: "One of the first records of famine was carved in granite by an Egyptian pharaoh."Here's why:- "an" is used before "Egyptian pharaoh"…
Correct answer: an- A. A The Indus is the largest river in Pakistan.
- B. (B) Indus is the large river in Pakistan.
- C. (C) The Indus was large river in Pakistan.
- D. (D) Indus is larger river in Pakistan..
Explanation: The sentence "The Indus is the largest river in Pakistan" is grammatically correct because it follows the subject-verb-object structure.
Correct answer: A The Indus is the largest river in Pakistan.- A. (A) Horse is a faithful animal,
- B. The horse is a faithful animal.
- C. (C) Horse is faithful animal.
- D. (D) The horse is faithful animal.
Explanation: The sentence "Horse is a faithful animal" is grammatically correct because it follows the subject-verb-complement structure.
Correct answer: The horse is a faithful animal.- A. (A) He is a M. A. in English.
- B. He has an M. A. in English.
- C. (C) He is an M. A. in the English
- D. (D) He is the M. A. in English.
Explanation: The sentence "He has an MA in English" is grammatically correct because it follows the subject-verb-object pattern.
Correct answer: He has an M. A. in English.- A. (A) Both girls are tall.
- B. (B) The both of girls are tall.
- C. Both the girls are tall.
- D. (D) Both of the girls are tall.
Explanation: The sentence "Both the girls are tall" is grammatically correct because it follows the subject-verb-adjective pattern.
Correct answer: Both the girls are tall.