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[#86] I can't live on . . . . . . . . 500 dollars a month.
Correct Answer
(D) no article
Explanation
Solution: No article is required.
[#87] She is in . . . . . . . . hurry.
Correct Answer
(A) a
Explanation
Solution: The word 'hurry' is singular and begins with consonant sound. Hence, indefinite article 'a' will be used.
[#88] She has . . . . . . . . French name but she's English, not French.
Correct Answer
(A) a
Explanation
Solution: The noun in the given statement, 'name' is described by the adjective 'French', and it is not specified which 'name' in particular, hence indefinite article 'a' is the correct option, since the noun and adjective both begin with a consonant sound.
[#89] This is quite . . . . . . . . good poem.
Correct Answer
(A) a
Explanation
Solution: There is a single 'poem' that is talked about. 'Poem' is a common noun and indefinite article will be used. The word before the blank starts with consonant sound and will take 'a' article.
[#90] The professor had a big nose, . . . . . . . . small mouth and . . . . . . . . enormous mustache.
Correct Answer
(B) a, an
Explanation
Solution: 'Mouth' and 'mustache' both are singular countable noun. The word 'small' begins with consonant sound and therefore 'a' will be used before 'small mouth'. The word 'enormous' begins with vowel sound and therefore 'an' will be used before 'enormous mustache'.