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[#946] They began to fall on . . . . . . . . ground.
Correct Answer

(C) the

Explanation

Solution: Here, a specific place 'ground' is mentioned and therefore article 'the' will be used.

[#947] It came out many years later that . . . . . . . . pair had been happily married since . . . . . . . . beginning of . . . . . . . . century.
Correct Answer

(D) the, the, the

Explanation

Solution: All the three blanks shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about two particular person's state at a particular time.

[#948] This is . . . . . . . . toughest steak I have eaten. It is . . . . . . . . last time I eat in this restaurant.
Correct Answer

(D) the, the

Explanation

Solution: We use the article 'the' when the adjectives (that modify the same nouns) are in the superlative degree. (The superlative degree denotes the highest quality or degree.)
The words 'toughest' and 'last' are both in the superlative degree. Hence we use 'the' in both cases.

[#949] Delhi is . . . . . . . . large city.
Correct Answer

(A) a

Explanation

Solution: 'Large' is a common word not beginning with a vowel sound. Hence, article 'a' will be used here.

[#950] Dharmesh is not . . . . . . . . ordinary dancer
Correct Answer

(B) an

Explanation

Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'dancer' as general class of people like 'Dharmesh'. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a/an'. The word 'ordinary' starts with a vowel and therefore 'an' will be used.