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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. Man
- B. A man
- C. The man
- D. None
Explanation: “The man known as Prince” refers to one specific man identified by the phrase “known as Prince,” so the definite article “the” is…
Correct answer: The man- A. A
- B. An
- C. The
- D. No article is required
Explanation: In the phrase "Gold is a precious metal," the article "a" is used because it precedes the noun "precious metal" to indicate that gold…
Correct answer: A- A. A
- B. An
- C. The
- D. No article is required
Explanation: In the statement "Man is mortal," the absence of an article ("a" or "the") before "man" is due to the fact that "man" is used in a general…
Correct answer: No article is required- A. Natasha can play a piano and a violin.
- B. Natasha can play the piano and the violin.
- C. Natasha can play the piano and a violin.
- D. Natasha can play piano and violin.
Explanation: This correct Option is B as it uses the definite article "the" before both piano and violin, indicating that Natasha can play a specific…
Correct answer: Natasha can play the piano and the violin.- A. A William Wordsmith
- B. The William Wordsmith
- C. William Wordsmith
Explanation: Correct. Using "the" emphasizes that Ahmad Faraz is uniquely comparable to William Wordsworth, indicating his distinguished status in Urdu…
Correct answer: The William Wordsmith- A. a jail
- B. the jail
- C. Some jail
- D. jail
Explanation: The jail is correct because it implies a specific jail that is known to both the speaker and the listener.
Correct answer: the jail- A. The radio
- B. A radio
- C. Radio
- D. Some radio
Explanation: The radio is correct because "the radio" is a specific medium through which people commonly listen to the news.
Correct answer: The radio- A. Lunch
- B. The lunch
- C. A lunch
- D. An lunch
Explanation: Lunch is correct option because "lunch" refers to the general time or event of having a midday meal.
Correct answer: Lunch- A. A
- B. The
- C. An
- D. None of these
Explanation: The is correct because it is used before superlative adjectives (e.g., tallest) to indicate that the noun it modifies is the highest…
Correct answer: The- A. The new york
- B. New york
- C. A new york
- D. An new york
Explanation: This is correct because when comparing a city to another well-known city to indicate its significance or characteristics, we use the…
Correct answer: The new york- A. People go to church for Communion on Sunday
- B. People go to the church for Communion on Sunday
- C. People go to a church for Communion on Sunday
- D. People go to some church for Communion on Sunday
Explanation: People go to church for Communion on SundayThis is correct because "church" in this context refers to the general activity of attending…
Correct answer: People go to church for Communion on Sunday- A. Samar bought an apple, an orange and an pear.
- B. Samar bought an apple a orange and a pear.
- C. Samar bought an apple, an orange and a pear.
- D. Samar bought a apple, an orange and a pear.
Explanation: This option is correct. It correctly uses commas to separate the items in the list ("an apple", "an orange", and "a pear"), and the…
Correct answer: Samar bought an apple, an orange and a pear.- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. no article
Explanation: "An" is an indefinite article used before singular countable nouns that begin with a vowel sound.
Correct answer: an- A. a... an
- B. a... the
- C. an.. a
- D. an.. the
Explanation: For the first black 'an' will be used because the word after it 'institution' starts with a vowel (i).
Correct answer: an.. the- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. no article
Explanation: Since, it is a specific prize and not just some general prize, then "the" will be used.
Correct answer: the- A. A
- B. An
- C. The
- D. No article
Explanation: In the phrase "Gold is a precious metal," the article "a" is used because it precedes the noun "precious metal" to indicate that gold…
Correct answer: A- A. The ... an
- B. A ... the
- C. The... a
- D. The ... the
Explanation: The definite article "the" is used in the phrase "the lady in the picture" because it refers to a specific woman who is already known to…
Correct answer: The ... the38. Demonstrate correct use of articles and prepositions.Will you have _ apple, _ pear, or _ orange?
- A. an ... a ... a
- B. an ... a ... an
- C. an ... a ... the
- D. the ... the ... the
Explanation: Will you have an apple, a pear, or an orange? The indefinite article "an" is used before "apple" because "apple" begins with a vowel sound…
Correct answer: an ... a ... an- A. A
- B. An
- C. The
- D. No article is required
Explanation: "The" is correct because is used to indicate that there is a specific ink in the pen that the speaker is talking about.
Correct answer: The40. Demonstrate correct use of articles and prepositions:Here is _ photograph you were searching for.
- A. A
- B. An
- C. The
- D. No article
Explanation: The definite article "the" is used in this sentence because it refers to a specific photograph that both the speaker and the listener are…
Correct answer: The