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[#776] There's . . . . . . . . giant tortoise in the Galapagos Islands nicknamed Lonesome George.
Correct Answer
(A) a
Explanation
Solution: In the given sentence, we are talking about one giant tortoise. When the noun is singular 'a/an' article must be used before it. 'A' is used in front of words that start with a consonant sound. 'An' is used in front of words that start with a vowel sound.
[#777] Once . . . . . . . . pupils of . . . . . . . . fifth form read . . . . . . . . book about Robin Hood.
Correct Answer
(C) the, the, a
Explanation
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because article 'the' is used to refer to a definite thing or person and here 'pupils' are definite. In the second blank, article "the" will be used because 'fifth' is a specific term and "the" is used to indicate specific things. In the third blank, article "a" will be used because 'book' is a general term or a common noun.
[#778] Kate ate . . . . . . . . meat with . . . . . . . . vegetables for . . . . . . . . second course.
Correct Answer
(A) no article, no article, the
Explanation
Solution: In the first blank, "no article" or "zero article" will be used because zero article is used 'Before the name of meals'. For instance: Dinner, lunch and here meat is a meal. Therefore, no article will be used. Similarly, in the second blank, 'no article' will be used because no article is used before the names of vegetables, plants etc. In the third blank, article "the" will be used because article "the" is used to refer to a Definite person or a thing. It is also used before ordinals such as "first", "second" etc. Here, 'second course' is definite and specifically mentioned.
[#779] We wanted catch some fish, but we only caught . . . . . . . . octopus.
Correct Answer
(B) an
Explanation
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'octopus' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a/an'. The word 'octopus' starts with a vowel and therefore 'an' will be used.
[#780] Mother Teresa was . . . . . . . . European but she devoted her life to social work as . . . . . . . . Indian.
Correct Answer
(B) a, an
Explanation
Solution: 'European' starts with a vowel but while pronouncing, we say 'Yu-ro-pi-un.' Hence, it has a consonant sound and not a vowel sound. Thus we can say 'a European'. 'Indian' starts with a vowel and has a vowel sound as well. Hence, we can say 'an Indian.'