Articles Test 32

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Question 1
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
Do you think that I could ever learn to speak ______ Japanese _______ way ________ Japanese speak it?

A
_ / the / the

B
the / the / the

C
_ / _ / _

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.
We do not use articles in front of proper nouns. Since 'Japanese' is a proper noun (in the first case it refers to the language, the second time it refers to the people) we omit the article in the first blank.
When the proper noun refers to a group of people, like 'the Japanese' collectively refers to the citizens of Japan, we use the definite article 'the'.
Hence options B, C and D are wrong.
The noun 'way' is specific as it expresses a particular manner in which the Japanese speak.
Hence we use the definite article 'the' for 'way'.

As explained above, the right combination is present only in option A: _/the/the, which is the correct option.
Question 2
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Directions For Questions

Fill in the blanks to complete the passage given below choosing the most appropriate options from the ones that follow.
You play to win but a good sportsperson __(a)__ that defeat may also come once in a while. There are times when others __(b)__ do better than you. What you should look to do is to maximize your chances of success. And __(c)__ only way you __(d)__ do this is by being yourself.

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Correct option for __(c)__

A
a

B
an

C
the

D
some

Solution

Here, the word only way denotes that there's a definite way. So, use of definite article 'the' is appropriate here.
Question 3
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Fill in the blank with the correct option.
We travel by ____ train every week. [Basic]

A
the

B
a

C
an

D
no article

Solution

The correct answer is Option D because we don't use an article when the object follows the prepositon "by."
Since no article is needed, options A, B and C are incorrect.
Question 4
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
Her husband is ill in _______ hospital, so she has to stay at ______ home to look after _______ children instead of going to work.

A
_ / _/ the

B
_ / the / the

C
the / the / the

D
no option

Solution

Option A: We use the phrase 'in hospital' when the object of the preposition 'in' (person who's in hospital) is a patient. When a person is in the hospital building, we say 'in the hospital'.
Also, we use the phrase 'in hospital' in British English, whereas the Americans say 'in the hospital'. Since we are following British English, the latter phrase is not preferred.
Hence no article is required in the first blank, and option C is wrong.
'Home' when spoken of in general sense, does not use an article. When the home belongs to the person in it, we say 'at home' and not 'at the home'.
In the given sentence, 'home' is spoken of in the general sense and it belongs to the person 'she'. Hence options B and C are wrong.
When the noun is spoken of in general sense, we omit the article. But, when the noun is specific, like 'children' here, we use the definite article 'the'. The noun 'children' is specific as it's made known to the reader that it's the person's children. Hence we use the article 'the', and option A is correct.
Option D is incorrect because the answer lies in A.
Question 5
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Fill in the blank with the correct option.
The article "the" is used to refer to ______ people or things.

A
common

B
plural

C
specific

D
different

Solution

Option C is the correct answer because we use "the" when we talk about specific people or things.
For example: The Queen of England, the Sun.
Options A, B and D are wrong because "the" is not used to refer to common, plural or different people and things.
Question 6
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
This is ________ toughest steak I have eaten. It is ______ last time I eat in this restaurant. [Intermediate]

A
_ / _

B
_ / the

C
the / _

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 use the article 'the' when the adjectives (that modify the same nouns) are in the superlative degree. (The superlative degree denotes the highest quality or degree.)
The words 'toughest' and 'last' are both in the superlative degree. Hence we use 'the' in both cases and option D is correct.
The other options are incorrect as 'the' is used before both nouns '(toughest) steak' and '(last) time'.
('Toughest' and 'last' are adjectives that modify 'steak' and 'time', respectively.)
Question 7
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Fill in the blank with an appropriate article:

Of course .......... beaver was startled. It slapped its tail and disappeared into the pond.

A
a

B
the

C
an

D
No article

Solution

In this statement, we are talking about a specific beaver and so we need to use the definite article 'the'.
Question 8
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Fill in the blank with an appropriate article:

There were twenty tourists and one guide. The guide asked what we wanted to see. I said that I had never seen _____ eagle.

A
the

B
a

C
an

D
No article

Solution

We used the term 'eagle' for the first time in the text. So, we are talking about 'eagle' in general and not pointing out to a specific eagle here. Thus, we need to use an indefinite article and since the word 'eagle' begins with a vowel sound, we should use the indefinite article 'an'.
Question 9
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Fill in the blank with an appropriate article:

He had heard there were many beavers in _____ park.

A
No article

B
a

C
an

D
the

Solution

It is stated that there are many beavers in the park. This suggests that the sentence is talking about a particular park. So, the definite article 'the' should be used.
Question 10
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Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article:

That's where ____ smallest beaver lives.

A
an

B
a

C
the

D
None
Solution
'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.
'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 incorrect as 'An' can't be used with a word starting with a consonant. Option B is incorrect as the blank in the sentence requires a definite article with the superlative form of an adjective. Option C is correct as it uses a definite article.

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Question 1

_ / the / the

the / the / the

_ / _ / _

_ / the / _

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Question 2

a

an

the

some

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Question 3

the

a

an

no article

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Question 4

_ / _/ the

_ / the / the

the / the / the

no option

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Question 5

common

plural

specific

different

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Question 6

_ / _

_ / the

the / _

the / the

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Question 7

a

the

an

No article

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Question 8

the

a

an

No article

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Question 9

No article

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an

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Question 10

an

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the

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