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[#441] Her husband is ill in . . . . . . . . hospital, so she has to stay at . . . . . . . . home to look after . . . . . . . . children instead of going to work.
Correct Answer

(A) no article, no article, the

Explanation

Solution: We use the phrase 'in hospital' when the object of the preposition 'in' (person who's in hospital) is a patient. When a person is in the hospital building, we say 'in the hospital'. Also, we use the phrase 'in hospital' in British English, whereas the Americans say 'in the hospital'. Since we are following British English, the latter phrase is not preferred. Hence no article is required in the first blank. 'Home' when spoken of in general sense, does not use an article. When the home belongs to the person in it, we say 'at home' and not 'at the home'. In the given sentence, 'home' is spoken of in the general sense and it belongs to the person 'she'. When the noun is spoken of in general sense, we omit the article. But, when the noun is specific, like 'children' here, we use the definite article 'the'. The noun 'children' is specific as it's made known to the reader that it's the person's children. Hence we use article 'the', and option A is correct.

[#442] . . . . . . . . ass is a beast of burden.
Correct Answer

(D) both B and C

Explanation

Solution: Both indefinite article 'an' and definite article 'the' can be filled in the blank. 'the' can be used when talking about the particular ass while 'an' can be used to talk generally about the animal.

[#443] . . . . . . . . condition of the boy is serious.
Correct Answer

(C) the

Explanation

Solution: Here, 'condition' of a specific boy is being talked about. Hence, 'the' article will be used.

[#444] Generally speaking, . . . . . . . . boys are physically stronger than girls.
Correct Answer

(D) no article

Explanation

Solution: No article is required.

[#445] . . . . . . . . Hyde Park is a very large park in central London.
Correct Answer

(D) no article

Explanation

Solution: No article is used before most proper nouns. 'Hyde Park' is a proper noun.