Articles - Study Mode

[#456] He needs an hour and . . . . . . . . half to complete this work.
Correct Answer

(A) a

Explanation

Solution: Article "a" will be used because article "a" is used when the speaker is making a general statement and the noun is having a consonant sound.

[#457] I have read . . . . . . . . Iliad several times over.
Correct Answer

(C) the

Explanation

Solution: 'The' is the correct option, because the noun it is used for, Iliad, is an epic, well known by most scholars. There's only one epic in the world with the title 'Iliad' and hence it's correct.

[#458] . . . . . . . . man always went to . . . . . . . . same bar at . . . . . . . . same time everyday and asked for two glasses of . . . . . . . . soda.
Correct Answer

(A) a, the, the, no article

Explanation

Solution: In the first blank, article "a" will be used as a "man" is a general term. In the second blank, article "the" will be used because it is the same bar, they are referring to something specific. Similarly, In the third blank, article "the" will be used because (same time) something specific has been mentioned. In the fourth blank, no article will be used as it is Definite that there are two glasses of soda. And no article is used before noun + number.

[#459] Could you close . . . . . . . . door behind you, please?
Correct Answer

(C) the

Explanation

Solution: In the given sentence, the noun 'door' is made specific by the words 'behind you'. So, the speaker is clarifying which particular door, the one behind 'you'. In this case, we use 'the'.

[#460] . . . . . . . . Ganga is . . . . . . . . holy river.
Correct Answer

(B) the, a

Explanation

Solution: In the first blank 'Ganga' is a specific river so 'the' article is used. On the other hand in the second blank 'river' is talked about which a general class therefore 'a' article is used.