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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 ... an
- B. A ... the
- C. An .. a
- D. An .. the
Explanation: This option is correct because An is used before a noun that starts with a vowel sound so it's used before "institution" and we use "The"…
Correct answer: An .. the- A. A
- B. An
- C. The
- D. No article is required
Explanation: The definite article "the" is used in this sentence because it refers to a specific award, which is the Booker Prize.
Correct answer: The- A. A
- B. An
- C. The.
- D. No article is required
Explanation: "The" is used before a specific noun or noun phrase that is already known or has been mentioned earlier, and "the only English teacher"…
Correct answer: The.- A. A
- B. An
- C. The
- D. No article is required
Explanation: I lived on Main Street when I first came to town.The correct answer is "no article."In this sentence, we use "no article" before "Main…
Correct answer: No article is required- A. A
- B. An
- C. The
- D. No article
Explanation: This phrase I borrowed a pencil from your pile of pencils and pens is correct.
Correct answer: A- A. the... an
- B. a... the
- C. the... a
- D. the... the
Explanation: The indefinite article (a, an) is used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not known.
Correct answer: the... the- A. A
- B. An
- C. The
- D. No article
Explanation: "A" is used before words that start with a consonant sound. Also, it is not a specific tv set that is in question, so "the" will not be…
Correct answer: A- A. A
- B. An
- C. The
- D. This
Explanation: "A" is an indefinite article used before singular countable nouns that begin with a consonant sound.
Correct answer: A- A. Flemings, born on the land, were becoming a medical family.
- B. The Flemings, born on the land, were becoming a medical family.
- C. Both are correct
- D. Both are wrong
Explanation: "The" is commonly used before family surnames to indicate them as a group. Option B correctly represents the idea of the sentence.
Correct answer: The Flemings, born on the land, were becoming a medical family.- A. The police officer gave me an information.
- B. The police officer gave me a piece of information.
- C. The police officer gave me some information.
- D. B and C
Explanation: Information is an uncountable noun, so we don't say "an information". 'Piece of information' and 'some information' are the correct terms…
Correct answer: B and C- A. The most
- B. The least
- C. Is a desire
- D. amongst individuals
Explanation: Text from ( Hunger and population explosion). Reading this sentence, we understand it talks about reducing the size of a family.
Correct answer: The least- A. From the outset
- B. There are all
- C. The storm accompanied
- D. The promise of violent
Explanation: Text from (Book # III, Play # 1). The best way of solving this question is to read the entire sentence in your head and decipher which…
Correct answer: The storm accompanied- A. However
- B. Lowest
- C. An immense
- D. Cleverer boys
Explanation: here immense is used an an adjective to show the degree of advantage and so using the article 'an' is not grammatically correct.
Correct answer: An immense- A. Her father is a SP in the Punjab Police.
- B. Her father was a SP in the Punjab Police.
- C. Her father is an SP in the Punjab Police.
- D. Her father are a SP in the Punjab Police.
Explanation: When an indefinite article is needed immediately before an abbreviation, the pronunciation of the abbreviation determines whether 'a' or…
Correct answer: Her father is an SP in the Punjab Police.- A. Our university
- B. Under construction
- C. A hill side
- D. North
Explanation: "In the north of Fukuoka" is more complete than just "north of Fukuoka."
Correct answer: North- A. The most
- B. The least
- C. Is a desire
- D. Amongst individuals
Explanation: Reading this sentence, we understand it talks about reducing the size of a family.
Correct answer: The least- A. From the outset
- B. There are all
- C. The storm accompanied
- D. The promise of violent
Explanation: The best way of solving this question is to read the entire sentence in your head and decipher which part does not seem right.The sentence…
Correct answer: The storm accompanied- A. However
- B. The
- C. An immense
- D. Cleverer boys
Explanation: "The" is incorrect here because "immense advantage" is used in a general sense, not referring to a specific advantage already known.
Correct answer: The- A. Please bring litre of milk from nearest milk shop
- B. Please bring a litre of milk from the nearest milk shop
- C. Please bring a litre of milk from nearest milk shop
- D. Please bring the litre of milk from the nearest milk shop
Explanation: "Please bring a litre of milk from the nearest milk shop."This option correctly uses the indefinite article "a" before "litre of milk" and…
Correct answer: Please bring a litre of milk from the nearest milk shop- A. John Keats
- B. a John Keats
- C. the John Keats
- D. like John Keats
Explanation: The correct answer is 'the John Keats'. In literature, when a proper noun is used symbolically to represent a certain quality, role, or…
Correct answer: the John Keats