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Question 1
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
We won't get much benefit from _________ removal of _________ import duty from ________ European goods.

A
the / no article  /no article

B
no article  / the / the

C
a / no article  / no article

D
the / no article  / the

Solution

An indefinite article is used when we are talking generally about something whereas a definite article is used when we are talking about something specific.
The indefinite articles are 'a' and 'an'. An is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound. A is used before a word starting with a consonant or consonant sound.
A definite article is an article that tells the uniqueness of something.
'The' is the only definite article.
The first blank shall take 'the' as the sentenced talks about a particular tax's removal. The second and third blank won't take any article as 'import duty' and 'European goods' are phrases with an adjective+ a concrete noun and adjective + a plural noun.
The correct answer is option A) the/ no article/ no article.
We won't get much benefit from the removal of import duty from European goods.
Question 2
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
________ inflation is defined as __________ persistent rise in _________ general level of prices.

A
The / no article / the

B
no article / no article / the

C
no article / a / the

D
no article/ a / no article

Solution

An indefinite article is used when we are talking generally about something whereas a definite article is used when we are talking about something specific.
The indefinite articles are 'a' and 'an'. An is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound. A is used before a word starting with a consonant or consonant sound.
A definite article is an article that tells the uniqueness of something.
'The' is the only definite article.
There won't come an article in the first blank as 'inflation' is an abstract noun. The second blank shall take 'a' as 'persistent rise ' is a noun complement.
The third blank shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about a specific level of prices(general).
The correct answer is C) no article/ a/ the.
Inflation is defined as a persistent rise in the general level of prices.
Question 3
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
Here is a picture of ______ village where I was born. It is about ten minutes by _____ car from Wellington, _______ big town.

A
the / _ / a

B
_ / the / _

C
the / the / the

D
the / _ / _

Solution

The articles 'the', 'an' and 'a' are mainly divided into definite and indefinite. 'The' is a definite article used when the noun is specific (or when the noun is made known to the speaker), whereas 'a' and 'an' are used when the noun is non specific.

The noun 'village' is made specific by the words 'where I was born'. Hence we use the article 'the' and option B is wrong.

When the noun is spoken of in general sense, we omit the article. 'By car' is an expression that indicates the mode of travel. It does not talk about a car. Hence this blank won't require an article. So, options B and C are incorrect.

'Town' is a non-specific noun. The phrase 'a big town' describes 'Wellington' and is not specific on its own. Hence we use the article 'a' and option D is wrong.
This combination can only be seen in option A, which is the right answer.
Question 4
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
The two kinds of ______ dogs that I detest most are ______ snow dogs and ______ lap dogs. [Advanced]

A
the / _ / _

B
_ / the / the

C
no article

D
the / _ / the

Solution

The articles 'the', 'an' and 'a' are mainly divided into definite and indefinite. 'The' is a definite article used when the noun is specific (or when the noun is made known to the speaker), whereas 'a' and 'an' are used when the noun is non specific.
We omit the article before plural countable nouns that are spoken of in general sense.
In the given sentence, the nouns 'dogs', 'snow dogs' and 'lap dogs' are plural countable nouns that are spoken of in the general sense.
Hence we do not put an article in front of any of the nouns.
So, option C is the right answer and the other answers are wrong.
Question 5
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
___________ problem of fundamental importance for ___________ developing countries is that of slowing down _________ population growth.

A
no article / the / no article

B
A / the / no article

C
A / no article / no article

D
The / the / the

Solution

An indefinite article is used when we are talking generally about something whereas a definite article is used when we are talking about something specific.
The indefinite articles are 'a' and 'an'. An is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound. A is used before a word starting with a consonant or consonant sound.
A definite article is an article that tells the uniqueness of something.
'The' is the only definite article.
The first blank shall take 'a' as the sentence talks of only one 'problem'. The second blank shall take 'the' as it is followed by an adjective + a plural noun.
The third blank won't take any article as 'population growth' is adjective+ an abstract noun.
The correct answer is option B) A/ the/ no article.
A problem of fundamental importance for the developing countries is that of slowing down population growth.
Question 6
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
Many statues and monuments have been eroded in ________ last fifty years than had been in _________ previous two hundred years.

A
no article / the

B
the / the

C
no article / no article

D
the / no article

Solution

An indefinite article is used when we are talking generally about something whereas a definite article is used when we are talking about something specific.
The indefinite articles are 'a' and 'an'. An is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound. A is used before a word starting with a consonant or consonant sound.
A definite article is an article that tells the uniqueness of something.
'The' is the only definite article.
Both the blanks shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about a particular time period (last fifty years, previous two hundred years).
The correct answer is B) the/the.
Many statues and monuments have been eroded in the last fifty years than had been in the previous two hundred years.
Question 7
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Fill in blank (1) with an appropriate article:

According to (1)_______ meteorological society, (2) ______ cyclones tearing through the country are some of the worst in history. (You are referring to a particular meteorological society)

A
the

B
a

C
an

D
No article

Solution

The source of information given in the sentence is a specific, known society. Hence we use a definite article, 'the'. Option A is thus, correct. Options B and C are indefinite articles, the former used for nouns beginning with a consonant and the latter used for nouns beginning with a vowel. Since they're not used for the specific nouns like the one given, they're both incorrect. Option D is incorrect because the noun is not uncountable, nor is it a proper noun, in which case an article would not be used.
Question 8
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P: She wasn't at work yesterday because she had to go to the hospital for appointment.
Q: I'm not going to play golf today as I had good game yesterday.

Which of the above statements is/are correct? [Advanced]

A
Both are right

B
Both are wrong

C
Only P is right

D
Only Q is right

Solution

Articles are words (a, an, the) that precede the noun and express whether the noun is specific or non specific. When a common noun is non specific, the articles 'a' or 'an' are used ('a' is used when the noun begins with a consonant: a baseball, 'b' is a consonant; and 'an' is used when the noun begins with a vowel: an actor, 'a' is a vowel). When the noun is a particular, specific person or a thing, then the definite article 'the' is used.
In the given sentence P, the noun 'appointment' is not preceded by an article. 'Appointment' is an abstract noun, it means 'an arrangement to meet with someone'. Abstract nouns usually do not take an article (when used in general sense), unless the noun is used in a particular sense. The noun 'appointment' is used in a specific sense , hence P is a grammatically incorrect statement (the article used before 'appointment' is 'an').
Similarly, 'game' is made particular by the adverb of time 'yesterday'. It must be preceded by an article ('a'). Hence Q is also an incorrect statement.
Option B has both sentences as incorrect, hence we choose this option. (We have to choose the option that speaks the truth about these sentences.)
Option A is incorrect because P and Q are both not right, the nouns 'appointment' and 'game' are both missing an article each.
Similarly, options C and D are incorrect because C states that the sentence in P is right and D states that the sentence in Q is right; both are wrong.
Question 9
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words with the help of the hint in the brackets.
______ man always went to ______ same bar at ______ same time everyday and asked for two glasses of ______ soda. (We are referring to this man for the first time)

A
A/the/the/no article

B
A/the/the/a

C
A/the/no article/no article

D
no article/the/the/no article

E
A/no article/the/a

Solution

Option(A) is the correct answer.
EXPLANATION:-
There are two types of articles:
DEFINITE ARTICLE (THE) : Article 'the' is used to refer to a DEFINITE thing or person.
INDEFINITE ARTICLE(A/AN): Article 'a/an' is used to refer to a thing or person in general. For instance: man, door etc.
Article 'a' is used with consonant sounds whereas article 'an' is used with vowel sounds.
In the first blank, article "a" will be used as a *man* is a general term.
In the second blank, article "the" will be used because it is the same bar, they are referring to something specific.
Similarly, In the third blank, article "the" will be used because (same time) something specific has been mentioned.
In the fourth blank, no article or zero article will be used as it is DEFINITE that there are two glasses of soda. And no article is used before noun+number.
Question 10
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Fill in the blank with the correct or no article:

Harry Brown is a great orator and _____ politician. [Advanced]

A
a

B
an

C
the

D
No Article

Solution

'Harry Brown' is spoken about as an orator as well as a politician. Since both these aspects belong to the same person, an article is also used only once to modify the noun, where 'a' modifies the phrase "great orator and politician". Hence an article is not used before the noun 'politician'. If it's used, it changes the meaning of the sentence by saying that the politician is a different person. Similarly, options B and C are incorrect because they change the meaning of the sentence by making 'a politician' a different person altogether.

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Question 8

Both are right

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Question 9

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