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Question 1
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Fill in the blank with the correct or no article:

The Director and _____ Commander-in-chief, Mr. Raichand is present. [Intermediate]

A
a

B
an

C
the

D
No Article

Solution

Since the position of the Director and the Commander-in-chief are held by one person, Mr. Raichand, the article should be used only before one position which is placed first in the sentence. since it is already used before 'Director' no article should be used before 'Commander-in-chief'. Hence Option D is the correct answer. Using definite article 'the' before it would indicate that there are two different persons one director and one Commander-in-chief. Thus, Option C is incorrect. .Indefinite article 'a' or 'an' cannot be used before a particular position is being referred here. Therefore, Option A and B are also incorrect.
Question 2
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
If ______ guest has to leave ______ table during ______ meal he always asks his hostess, "Will you please excuse me for ______ minute".

A
a/the/a/a

B
no article/the/a/no article

C
the/the/no article/the

D
an/the/a/a

E
no article/no article/no article/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 because article "a" is used to describe a general noun ( guest is not specified, therefore article "the" is incorrect.)
In the second blank, table is specifically mentioned where the guest is sitting(DEFINITE). Therefore, article "the" will be used.
In the third blank, meal is a general noun, therefore article "a" will be used.
In the fourth blank, article "a" will be used because article "a" is used when the speaker is mentioning something for the first time or making a general statement.
Question 3
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A sentence is formed when A, B, C, and D are put in order. Identify the part that has an error:

A
This must be

B
one of best plays

C
that has been staged

D
at the music academy this season.

Solution

When all the options are placed in order, it looks like one complete sentence which makes perfect sense, except for one thing that's missing, which makes the sentence a little out of place. An article is missing from option B. The sentence is in the superlative degree of comparison, where the show in the statement is compared to all the other shows staged in that particular event. The adjective 'best' is a superlative, and before superlatives we always add the article 'the'. Hence option B is the correct option with an error, and rest all the options have no grammatical error, hence they're incorrect for this question.
Question 4
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Fill in the blank with an appropriate article:

John had bought a telescope. We decided to use it to look at the meteor shower. As we stood on the balcony, he tapped my shoulder and handed me _______ telescope.

A
an

B
a

C
the

D
No article

Solution

In the first sentence, 'a' is used before 'telescope' because it's mentioned for the first time. In the last sentence, the correct answer should be 'the' because by then both the speaker and the listener know the identity of this noun. Hence Option C is the correct answer. Option A is used before a noun which begins with a vowel. Since the noun over her does not begin with a vowel, it isn't the correct option. Option B is used when the identity of the noun is not known to the listener or even the speaker in some cases, like in the first sentence 'John had bought a telescope'. Hence Option B is incorrect. An article is not required when the noun is a proper noun in most cases, or if the noun is a general non-count noun. Since the telescope is a singular definite noun, Option D is incorrect as well.
Question 5
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Complete the given sentence correctly and meaningfully with one of the options given below:

He's thinking about joining _____ police or _____ army. [Advanced]

A
the, an

B
the, the

C
a, an

D
a, a

Solution

Here, the sentence talks about the 'police' and 'army' as specific classes of people. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'. So, the correct answer is option B) the, the. 'A' and 'an' cannot be used because they are indefinite articles and are used to refer to things in a general sense.
Question 6
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Fill in the blanks with the most suitable articles:
_______ water is _______ elixir of life but _______ water of this pond is poisonous.

A
The, the, the

B
The, an, the

C
No article, the, the

D
No article, an, the

Solution

Use of article is omitted before names of substances and uncountable noun. 'Water' is an uncountable noun. Hence, no article is used before this word. Of the options given, A and B are incorrect as they mention the use of the article, 'the' before water.
The noun, 'elixir' means 'a magical or medicinal potion'. The definite article, 'the' is used before names of things which are unique/ one of their kind. When we say, 'Water is the elixir of life', the article, 'the' emphasises that 'water is the only elixir of life'. Hence, the article 'the' must precede 'elixir'. Option D is incorrect as it suggests the use of the indefinite article, 'an' before 'elixir.
The definite article 'the' is also used we talk about a particular person or thing. 'Water of this pond' refers to a particular noun. Hence, the article, 'the' should be used before the phrase, 'water of this pond'.
Option C is correct as it indicates the use of 'No article' before water, the article, 'the' before 'elixir' and the article, 'the' before 'water of this pond'.
Question 7
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
_______ questions Ann asked always seemed to be ________ questions to which Paul knew _______ answers.

A
a/the/the

B
the/a/a

C
the/no article/a

D
the/no article/the

E
no article/the/the

Solution

OPTION "D" 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 "the" will be used because here questions are definite ( asked by Ann ).
In the second blank, "no article" or zero article will be used because no article is used to refer to something already known.
In the third blank, article "the" will be used because here the word 'answers' denotes a definite term.
Question 8
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words with the help of the hint in the brackets.
In his childhood, he lived with ______ grandfather, _______ poor tailor. (specific grandfather)

A
a/the

B
no article/the

C
the/a

D
a/a

E
the/the

Solution

Option (C) 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 "the" will be used because it is given that the 'grandfather' is specific. Therefore, DEFINITE article will be used.
In the second blank, 'poor tailor' is a general noun, therefore, article "a" will be used.
Question 9
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
_______ moon has no ________ light. It is bright because _______ sun shines on it.

A
The/no article/the

B
The/a/the

C
no article/no article/the

D
The/the/the

E
A/an/the

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 "the" will be used because article "the" is used with something only one (moon ,sun).
In the second blank, "no article" or "zero article" will be used because no article is used before individual adjective.
In the third blank. article "the" will be used because article "the" is used with something unique. (moon, sun)
Question 10
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
_______ girl from _______ farm came once ______ week to help clean ______ house. [Advanced]

A
a/a/the/the

B
the/a/the/the

C
the/the/a/the

D
the/a/a/a

E
the/the/the/a

Solution

OPTION "C" 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 "the" will be used because the speaker is talking about a 'specific girl' .
In the second blank, article "the" will be used because the word 'farm' is a 'definite' place where she comes from.
In the third blank, article "a" will be used because the speaker is talking about something general.
In the fourth blank, article "the" will be used because here 'HOUSE' is a definite place.

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Question 2

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Question 3

This must be

one of best plays

that has been staged

at the music academy this season.

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