Articles Test 22

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Question 1
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Fill in the blanks with the most suitable articles.
There was _________ big notice board outside __________ town hall.

A
The, the

B
A, the

C
The, an

D
No article, no article

Solution

The indefinite article ('a' or 'an') is used before a noun which does not refer to any particular person or thing. It is sometimes used to mean the number 'one'. It is also used to indicate the meaning, 'a certain' before a noun.
The definite article 'the' is used before a noun which refers to a particular person or thing. It also refers to a person or thing which is already referred to earlier.
In the given sentence, the indefinite article, 'a' before the noun phrase, 'big notice board' is used to mean 'a certain notice board' or 'one notice board'.
The word, 'town hall' is a noun used to refer to a building used for the administration of local government. In any city, there is usually only one town hall. As it refers to a particular noun (i.e the town hall of the particular city), the definite article, 'the' is used before the word, 'town hall'.
Option B is correct as it uses the correct articles as indicated above before the noun phrases 'big notice board' and the noun 'town hall'.
In options A and C, the article, 'the', is used before the noun phrase 'big notice board'. In option C, the article, 'an' is used before the noun 'town hall'. In option D, no articles are used before both the noun phrase and the noun. Hence, these are incorrect.
Question 2
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Fill in the blanks with the most suitable articles.
___________ common sense is _________ virtue.

A
The, a

B
No article, a

C
A, a

D
The, the

Solution

'Common sense' is an abstract noun. Use of article is usually omitted before abstract nouns. So, no article precedes this word.
The word, 'virtue' is also an abstract noun. However, there are many 'virtues' in the world. 'Common sense' is one among them. Hence, the indefinite article, 'a' is to be used before 'virtue'. Option B is correct.
Options A. C and D are incorrect as there is no article before the word, 'common sense'.
Question 3
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Fill in blanks with the most suitable articles:
I saw _______ one-rupee coin lying on _______ ground.

A
a, the

B
a, no article

C
the, the

D
no article, no article

Solution

'I saw a one-rupee coin lying on the ground.'
As a single coin was lying where the speaker was walking, the article 'a' shall be used in the first blank. 'An' shall not be used in the first blank because one starts with a consonant sound. 'The' shall be used in the second blank because the speaker is talking about a particular place he was on.
Option A)a, the is the correct option.
Question 4
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Fill in the blanks with the most suitable articles.
Rohit's grandfather doesn't watch _________ TV a lot while he is always seen using ___________ internet.

A
the, the

B
No article required, the

C
No article required, no article required

D
the, no article required

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.
Both the blanks shall not take any article as we are generally talking about what Rohit and his grandfather's activities are.
The correct option is option C) No article required, no article required.
'Rohit's grandfather watches TV while he is always seen using internet.
Question 5
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Fill in the blanks with the most suitable articles:
_______ ignorance is a bliss and _________ ignorance of Miranda was really astounding.

A
The, the

B
No article , the

C
No article , no article

D
An, the

Solution

'Ignorance is a bliss and the ignorance of Miranda was really astounding.'
No article is required in the first blank because ignorance is an abstract noun while in the second blank, 'the' shall be used because the second part is about a specific person's ignorance.
Option B)No article, the is the correct option.
Question 6
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Fill in blanks with the most suitable articles:
In_______ match against Australia both ______ players scored centuries.

A
the , the

B
the , no article

C
no article , the

D
no article , no article

Solution

Articles modify or describe the nouns that follow.
'English has two articles: the and a/an. The is used to refer to specific or particular nouns; a/an is used to modify non-specific or non-particular nouns. We call 'the' the definite article and 'a/an' the indefinite article.'
When the identity of the noun is not made known, the noun is non-specific, and for nouns whose identity is made known, they're specific and particular.
In the given sentence, a particular match is being spoken about: the match against Australia. Hence, we use the article 'the'.
So, options C and D can be eliminated.
Also, since a particular match is mentioned, the players are also made known, hence 'the' is used for 'players' as well.
So, option B can be eliminated as well.
The remaining option is A, which contains both accurate answers: 'the, the'.
Hence option A is correct.
Question 7
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Fill in blanks with the most suitable articles:
Water is necessary for ______ life but _______ life of these insects does not depend on water.

A
no article , no article

B
no article , the

C
the , the

D
a , the

Solution

Articles are used to modify the noun within the sentence.
There are two categories of articles present : definite(the) and indefinite articles(a,an).
Water is necessary for life but the life of these insects does not depend on water.
"the" is placed before the latter part of "life" in the sentence as we are referring to a specific life i.e. life of insects is being referred to in the given sentence hence we use a definite noun . On contrary the former "life" doesn't require an article as definite article is not used ahead a general thing/noun. The former "life" doesnot require an article to modify it where as the latter requires an article as we are modifying the noun.
Question 8
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Fill in the blank with the most suitable articles.
My brother is _________ solider. He is in ____________ army.

A
a, the

B
a, no article required

C
a, an

D
No article required, no article required
Solution
1. An/A' is used as an indefinite article for a thing or person when the reader doesn't know which one we are referring to out of many nouns. It states the random nature of the subject.
2. 'The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject.
Option A is correct as 'The' is used as a definite article for a particular noun, Army in the second blank and for the first blank 'A' is used as an indefinite article for any random person when the reader doesn't know which one we are referring to out of many nouns. Option B is incorrect as the second blank requires an article to carry out the meaning of the sentence. Option C is incorrect as 'An army' implies to any random group. Option D is incorrect as the blanks require articles in order to give meaning to the sentence.
Question 9
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Fill in the blank with the most suitable article.
__________ eleven year old boy won _________ National Essay-writing competition.

A
The, the

B
An, a

C
An, the

D
The, a

Solution

The indefinite articles 'a' and 'an' are used to modify a non-specific or non-particular noun. The article, 'a' precedes a noun which begins with a consonant sound and the article 'an' precedes a noun which begins with a vowel sound. The definite article, 'the' is used to modify a specific or particular noun.

The subject of the sentence is: 'eleven-year-old boy'. This noun phrase does not refer to a specific person. Hence, an indefinite article ('a' or 'an') is to be used before this phrase. The word, 'eleven' starts with a vowel sound. Hence, the article to be used before the said noun phrase is 'an'.
Options A and D are incorrect as they indicate the use of the article, 'the' before the noun phrase, 'eleven-year-old boy'. Hence, these options are incorrect.
The correct answer has to be either option B and C.
'National Essay-writing competition' is the name of a particular national level competition which is well known. Hence, this noun phrase refers to a specific competition and the article to be used before it is: 'the'.
Of the two options B and C, option C uses the article, 'the before the phrase, 'National Essay-writing competition. Hence, option C is correct.
Option B is incorrect as it indicates the use of the article 'a' before the noun phrase, 'National Essay-writing competition.
Question 10
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Fill in the blank with the most suitable articles:
Do you drive on ______ right or on ______ left in the USA?

A
the, a

B
a, a

C
No article required, no article required

D
the, the

Solution

The articles 'a' and 'an' refer to non-specific nouns, whose identity is not made known. The definite article 'the' refers to specific nouns, whose identity is made known.
The words 'right' and 'left' are short for 'right-hand side' and 'left-hand side'. They're specific terms used for the sides of the road where one is supposed to drive on. (For example, in India we always keep to the left.)
Also, right and left are specific, there cannot be 'a right' or 'a left'.
Hence, the definite article 'the' will be used for both nouns.
So, option D is correct.
Options A and B are incorrect because 'a' cannot be used for right or left.
The article is required, as the 'right-hand side' is a specific term, hence option C is incorrect.

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A, the

The, an

No article, no article

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The, a

No article, a

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a, the

a, no article

the, the

no article, no article

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the, the

No article required, the

No article required, no article required

the, no article required

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The, the

No article , the

No article , no article

An, the

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the , the

the , no article

no article , the

no article , no article

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no article , no article

no article , the

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a, the

a, no article required

a, an

No article required, no article required

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Question 9

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An, the

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a, a

No article required, no article required

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