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11. ________ earth moves around_______ sun.

• 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. Thus, both blanks require “the.”

12. I have lost _______ umbrella which you had given me.

• A. a
• B. an
• C. the
• D. no article is used

Explanation: “The” is used because the umbrella is specifically identified by the relative clause “which you had given me.” The first mention of any umbrella would normally take “an,” but this one is already specified.

13. Choose the correct article: Wait for me by ____ school gate at 4 o clock.

• A. An
• B. A
• C. The
• 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. “A” would mean any one school gate, not a specific one.

14. Memon, _________ of former information minister Nisar Memon, had entered politics in 2003?

• A. the daughter
• B. a daughter
• C. daughter
• D. none

Explanation: A daughter is used because Memon is being identified as one daughter among possible daughters of Nisar Memon. The indefinite article a is appropriate before a singular countable noun introduced in this way.

15. He served as _______ MNA between 2015 to 2018?

• A. the
• B. a
• C. an
• D. none

Explanation: “MNA” is pronounced “em-en-ay,” beginning with a vowel sound, so it requires “an.” The article depends on pronunciation, not on the written letter M.

16. Can you switch off ____ television, please?

• A. a
• B. an
• C. the
• D. none

Explanation: The refers to a specific television set understood by both speaker and listener, usually the one in the room. A and an are used when the object is not already identified.

17. Thank you. That was ___ very nice dinner.

• A. an
• B. a
• C. the
• D. none

Explanation: A is used before the singular countable noun phrase “very nice dinner”; the adjective begins with a consonant sound. The sentence introduces the dinner as one occasion rather than referring to a previously identified one.

18. He tried to park his car but _____ space wasn't big enough.

• A. a
• B. an
• C. the
• D. none

Explanation: The space is specific because it is the particular space he tried to use for parking. The definite article is therefore required, not the indefinite articles a or an.

19. I saw you dancing _____ party.

• A. at
• B. at a
• C. at the
• D. in
• E. in the

Explanation: “At the party” refers to a specific party known from the context, so both the preposition and definite article are needed. “At a party” would also be grammatical if the party were not specified, but that option is not given.

20. We often watch ____ television.

• A. a
• B. an
• C. the
• D. none

Explanation: When television means the medium or the activity of watching programmes, it normally takes no article: “watch television.” An article would be used when referring to a particular television set or programme context.