Articles Test 35

Indefinite articles 'a' or 'an' are used with nouns which are indefinite or general. They are used in a vague sense of a certain like to state a certain member of a group or class. Here in the given question, young Parsee denotes a group or class of people, therefore use of the indefinite article is appropriate. The choice between ‘an’ and ‘a’ is determined by the sound of the noun. Before a noun beginning with a vowel sound ‘an’ is used. Therefore Option A is incorrect. ‘A’ is used for nouns the sound of which begins with a consonant since here it is to be used before 'young' which begins with a consonant sound ‘y’, Option B is correct. The definite article 'the' cannot be used here because it should be used when we talk about something specific and which is clear from the content which one, which is not the case in this question. Therefore, Option C is also incorrect. Option D is incorrect because the use of article cannot be omitted in this question.

Option A is incorrect as  'A' i s used as an indefinite article with a word having a consonant sound, although in this sentence  'Honorable' begins with 'H' ,a consonant  but it is acting silently. Hence having a vowel sound 'onorable'. Option C is incorrect as 'The ' is used for a particular noun out of many nouns. Hence it doesn't  suit the meaning of the sentence. Option D is grammatically incorrect . Option B is correct as it is in accordance with grammar rules for words having a silent 'H'. Examples like an hour, here the first letter 'H' is silent hence the word has a vowel sound 'our'. 

The definite article 'the' is used before singular and plural nouns when the noun is specific or particular. In this particular sentence, the noun we are referring to is the 'sun', which is very specific. Hence the correct answer to this question is option C, 'the'.

Option C) is incorrect because the word boy starts with a consonant and not a vowel. Option D) cannot be used here because we use 'that', 'this', etc. when we refer to an object that has been mentioned before, unlike in the given context. The sentence talks in general about 'boy' and 'two dogs playing' in the park and so we cannot use a definitive article. So, the correct word to fill in the blank is option A) a.

We use the definite article 'the' in front of a noun when we believe the hearer/reader knows exactly what we are referring to. Since from the sentence we know that Thomas went into a specific bathroom and brushed his teeth, option B is the correct answer.

We use the definite article when the reader/hearer knows what exactly he/she is talking about. Since in the sentence we are talking about a specific window and not just any window that Thomas could open, the use of 'the' before the noun 'window' is appropriate. Hence option A is the correct answer.

We use 'the' before names of things unique to their kind. As we are talking about life before the invention of this specific machine (the computer), option D is the correct answer.

Option C is incorrect as 'The' is inappropriate since it is used as a definite article for something  previously mentioned. Option D is incorrect as 'This' used is inappropriate since it signifies for something  previously mentioned. Option B is incorrect as 'An' cannot be used with a word having a consonant at the beginning and having a consonant sound. We use a with a singular noun to say something about all things of that kind. Hence Option A is correct. 

We use an indefinite article in front of a singular countable noun. Besides, 'The' is used for a particular subjects or for subjects previously mentioned. So 'The' doesn't fit into neither of the blanks. For regular work we use by bike instead of by a bike. Hence by eliminating other options we find Option C as the correct answer.

The noun 'accident' is an indefinite, singular noun that begins with a vowel, hence the indefinite article 'an' is used, and 'a' isn't, because 'a' is used when an indefinite noun begins with a consonant. The second and third nouns, 'car' and 'tree' are not specified and they're mentioned for the first time, they're indefinite nouns. Both 'car' and 'tree' begin with a consonant, hence 'a' is the correct article for both. 'The' is incorrect for both of these because this article is only used for nouns that are specific. The noun 'driver' has not been mentioned before, but in the context of the sentence, the noun is specific because the driver belongs to that particular car and there can be only one single driver in one car. Hence the reader knows which driver is being spoken about, which is why 'the' is used, and 'a' would be incorrect. In the second sentence the noun 'car' is used twice. By then, we know which specific car is being referred to, hence 'the' is the correct article and not 'a'. The option containing all the correct answers is Option C which is the only correct option.