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Question 1
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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.

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Question 2
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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 3
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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'.

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Question 7
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
In ______ afternoon ________ wind increased and they soon found themselves in ______ difficulties.

A
the/the/no article

B
an/a/the

C
no article/the/no article

D
the/the/a

E
the/a/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 to refer to a definite time ( afternoon)
In the second blank ,article "the" will be used because the speaker is specifically mentioning the 'afternoon wind'.
In the third blank , "the" will not be used because the word "difficulties" has been used generally and not specifically, describing the type of it. The articles A and An can't be used because 'difficulties' is plural. So, 'no article'.

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Question 8
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
Roger looked at him and, without ________ word, gave him ________ ten dollar note.

A
a/a

B
no article/no article

C
no article/the

D
the/no article

E
a/no article

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 and second blank, article "a" will be used because the speaker is mentioning something for the first time ( something general ).

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Question 9
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
R.Peary was _______ famous American polar traveler. He was ______first to reach ______ North Pole in 1909.

A
a/the/the

B
the/the/no article

C
a/the/a

D
no article/the/no article

E
an/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 it is written 'American Polar Traveller' and it is a general noun.
In the second blank, article "the" will be used because article "the" is used when with ordinals such as "first", "second"T etc and it is given that 'he was () first to reach.'
Similarly, 'North Pole' is a proper noun (something unique). Therefore, in the third blank, article "the" will be used.

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Question 10
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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)

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