Articles - Study Mode
[#876] All of us admire . . . . . . . . beauty.
Correct Answer
(D) no article
Explanation
Solution: No article is required because no article is put before abstract noun. 'Beauty' is an abstract noun.
[#877] The thirsty crow thought of . . . . . . . . plan.
Correct Answer
(A) a
Explanation
Solution: In the given sentence, we do not know the specific plan that the crow thought of. So, we must use indefinite articles for this sentence. 'A' article will be used because the word after the blank begins with vowel sound.
[#878] On . . . . . . . . Sundays, my father stays in . . . . . . . . bed till ten o'clock reading . . . . . . . . Sunday papers.
Correct Answer
(B) no article, no article, the
Explanation
Solution: No article will be used in the first and second blank. The third blank speaks about a specific day's newspaper i.e. Sunday. Definite article 'the' will be used.
[#879] My friends live in . . . . . . . . old house in . . . . . . . . small village. There is . . . . . . . . beautiful garden behind . . . . . . . . house. I would like to have . . . . . . . . garden like that.
Correct Answer
(B) an, a, a, the, a
Explanation
Solution: The first sentence has an 'old house' mentioned. It's not specified which house, it could be any old house, and hence an indefinite article is required. The phrase 'old house' begins with a vowel, so the article pertaining to such nouns is 'an' which is the correct answer. Similarly, 'small village' and 'beautiful garden' require an indefinite article 'a' since they both begin with a consonant. In the second sentence, 'house' is mentioned for the second time, by now we know which house is being referred to, hence we use 'the' and not 'a'. In the third sentence, 'garden' is not the same garden that the speaker's friends have, but just any garden like the one mentioned before. This means we're supposed to use 'a' in the last sentence. The option containing all these correct articles is option B.
[#880] There is . . . . . . . . cat on that tree.
Correct Answer
(A) a
Explanation
Solution: Here, 'Cat' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.