1:
A
Solution: Here, 'painter' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
2:
C
Solution: Here, a specific time of the day 'evening' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
3:
A
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8". Here MP begins with 'em' and therefore 'an' article will be used. 'Member' starts with a consonant sound and therefore the second blank will take 'a'.
4:
C
Solution: In the given sentence, 'measles' is a specific or definite object and so the answer must be able to refer to a definite object. Option C is correct. 'The' is a definite article and can be used to refer to definite objects. Thus, it is the correct answer.
5:
A
Solution: In the FIRST blank, article "a" will be used as the sentence is referring to something general. In the SECOND blank, "no article" will be used because "no article" is used when the speaker is mentioning some measurement (weight). And again, 'weight' is uncountable noun.
6:
A
Solution: Here, 'clue' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
7:
A
Solution: Here, 'rocket' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
8:
C
Solution: The definite article 'the' is used before specific things/places. Here, we are referring to the specific television that nobody was watching.
9:
D
Solution: Here, no article will be used before a sports name. 'game' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the second blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
10:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Most' is superlative.
11:
C
Solution: Here, a specific epic poem 'Mahabharata' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
12:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Best' is superlative.
13:
A
Solution: The indefinite articles, 'a' and 'an' are used before an indefinite noun. In the given sentence, the noun which follows the blank is 'policeman'. It starts with a consonant sound (p). Hence, the appropriate article is 'a'.
14:
A
Solution: Here, 'mirror' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
15:
C
Solution: Here, a specific colour 'blue' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
16:
B
Solution: In the FIRST blank, article "a" will be used as the sentence is referring to something general. In the SECOND blank, "no article" will be used because "no article" is used when the speaker is mentioning someone's appearance (with dark hair) for the second time. And again, 'hair' is uncountable noun.
17:
C, G
Solution: A number defining a position of something in a series is known as an ordinal number. For example - first, second or third. Ordinal numbers in a sentence should always be used with 'the' before them. In the given sentence, the ordinal number is used as an adjective where the ordering is unique and definite. Thus, Option C is the correct response.
18:
C
Solution: Here, a specific group of novel 'mystery novels' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
19:
C
Solution: The use of definite article 'the' before the noun 'book', makes it clear that we are referring to a specific book and its chapters. Therefore it is imperative that we use 'the' before 'fourth chapter' to show that we are not referring to just any chapter of any book but a specific chapter of a specific book. Also when two or more nouns or adjectives refer to different persons or things, the article is used before each noun or adjective. Thus option C is the correct answer.
20:
D
Solution: No article is required.
21:
C
Solution: Here, a specific group of people 'Brave' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
22:
A
Solution: 'One' gives the sound of consonant so before consonant we use 'a'.
23:
A
Solution: For general things indefinite article is used. The sound of the word 'European' starts with 'yoo' therefore 'a' article is correct.
24:
A
Solution: Here, 'television' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
25:
C
Solution: Here, a specific direction 'eastern' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
26:
C
Solution: 'The' is used before specific/particular things. Here, we are referring to specifically those things which are 'the same'.
27:
C
Solution: The article 'the' is used before a specific, definite noun. The sentence given clearly states that a specific book is spoken about ('the book'). Since a book has only one back, the article 'the' is the correct answer here.
28:
A
Solution: Here, 'dog' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
29:
C
Solution: The sentence already mentions 'previous evening' which means 'yesterday evening'. The sentence clearly specifies the date and time when the subject fell down and so we need to use the definite article 'the'.
30:
D
Solution: The first and second blank shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about a specific time. The third blank won't take any article as the word 'earth' itself is descriptive.
31:
B
Solution: Option B is correct as 'no article' is used with names usually and 'A' is used with singular countable noun that are random in nature and has a consonant sound.
32:
A
Solution: 'a' should be used before words with consonant sounds at the beginning and 'an' before words with vowel sounds at the beginning. The word 'University' has consonant sound 'yoo'. Hence, 'a' is used.
33:
B
Solution: An is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound. The blank shall take 'an' as it represents one of the English teachers.
34:
C
Solution: The proper noun here 'Wilsons' refers to a specific family of the name Wilson. Hence article 'the' is most appropriate and option C is correct.
35:
C
Solution: 'The' is a definite article used before superlatives. 'Loudest' is the superlative degree of 'loud'.
36:
A
Solution: The indefinite article 'a/an' is used with the words 'few, lot or little' to show that the quantity of a thing is small or big but of importance.
37:
C
Solution: Here, 'sea' is specific place known to the reader. Definite article 'the' will be used.
38:
B
Solution: Indefinite articles 'a' or 'an' are used when the noun is not specific or the noun is common. 'Onion' begins with vowel sound and takes 'an' article while 'tomato' begins with consonant sound and takes 'a' article.
39:
B
Solution: Here, 'Umbrella' is a general thing and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts with vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.
40:
C
Solution: Here, a specific 'black cap' that was in the shop is being talked about. Definite article 'the' will be used.
41:
D
Solution: No article is required.
42:
C
Solution: 'The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject. Option C is correct as it specifically tells us about the time when a dessert is taken i. e. at the end of a meal.
43:
D
Solution: There won't come any article before the word 'computers' as the writer/speaker is talking generally about computers.
44:
D
Solution: Peru is the name of a single country in South America. The articles 'a' and 'an' are synonymous with 'one', hence the article 'a' is correct for the first sentence. If we use 'the' in place of 'a' it changes the meaning of the sentence, it would then mean that Peru is the only country in South America. In the second sentence, the capital mentioned is the specific capital of Peru. Being a specific definite noun, we use 'the' in the second sentence.
45:
B
Solution: 'Heir' begins with a vowel sound and hence 'an' will be used.
46:
C
Solution: Here, a specific book 'Bhagavad Gita' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
47:
D
Solution: The definite article 'the' is used before specific/particular nouns and unique nouns. Here, the newspapers are specific ones which are unique.
48:
B
Solution: Here, 'owl' is a general bird and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts with vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.
49:
A
Solution: Indefinite article is used with positive adjectives. Word after both the blanks starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
50:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Best' is superlative.
51:
C
Solution: The word 'rich' is adjective. However, it also sometimes used as noun to refer to the entire class of people who are 'rich'. Hence, definite article 'the' is used.
52:
B
Solution: The first blank shall take the article 'a' because vegetarian starts with the consonant 'v' and is a singular countable noun while the second blank will not take any article as meat is an uncountable noun.
53:
A
Solution: Here, 'moment' is unspecific. The sentence also indicates 'one' moment. Hence, we need to use an indefinite article. Since moment starts with a consonant sound, the correct article is 'a'.
54:
C
Solution: Here, price of specific thing i.e. 'Share' has been mentioned. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
55:
C
Solution: As the speaker talks about a particular day's weather, the blank shall take the definite article 'the'.
56:
B
Solution: In the first blank, 'an' article will be used because 'eagle' is a common noun and begins with vowel sound. In the second blank, 'the' article will be used because specific location 'sky' where eagle flies is mentioned.
57:
C
Solution: The sentence is talking about a particular park where there were many beavers. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
58:
A
Solution: Here 'writer' is a common noun and will be preceded by indefinite article. 'A' is used because the word 'foreign' begins with consonant sound.
59:
C
Solution: Here, it is specifically mentioned where the person was taken i.e. 'hospital'. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
60:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8".
61:
C
62:
D
Solution: No article is required.
63:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'Michigan University' as specific class. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
64:
C
Solution: By implying option C, the sentence becomes "Tim lives in a small village in the country ". This fulfils the motive here as the noun small village is in general and the noun country is definite.
65:
A
Solution: 'A' article will be used because there are other useful metals as well and Copper is one of them.
66:
D
Solution: No article is required.
67:
C
Solution: Definite article (the) is used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader. After the first sentence we know which park, therefore, 'the' article is used.
68:
C
Solution: The sentence clearly specifies that the man went to a particular hospital: the one in which his sister was admitted. So, we need to use 'the' which is the definite article.
69:
B
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'area' as general class. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the indefinite article 'a'.
70:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8". Here MLA begins with 'em' and therefore 'an' article will be used.
71:
A
Solution: An indefinite article is used when we are talking generally about something whereas a definite article is used when we are talking about something specific. The indefinite articles are 'a' and 'an'. 'An' is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound. 'A' is used before a word starting with a consonant or consonant sound. As 'dollar' is a singular countable noun and starts with the consonant 'd', the blank will take 'a'.
72:
C
Solution: When a specific word or place is to be emphasized, the article "the" is used. For example, the Sun, the Earth, etc. Here, the speaker is referring to a particular school that the two people study at. Therefore, despite being a common term, the article "the" is used.
73:
D
Solution: 'The' is the definite article which represents a thing or action specifically.
Hence, 'the' will be used in both the blanks.
74:
B
Solution: An indefinite article is used when we are talking generally about something. The indefinite articles are 'a' and 'an'. 'An' is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound. 'A' is used before a word starting with a consonant or consonant sound. As 'owl' is starting with a vowel, the blank will take 'an'.
75:
A
Solution: Indefinite article is used with general word. Hence, 'a' article will be used.
76:
A
Solution: The word "very" is irrelevant. "Popular dancing" takes a determiner, in this case "a".
77:
C
Solution: In the sentence it is talked about specific bananas. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
78:
C
Solution: 'Girl', 'farm' and 'house' are specific while 'week' is general. Definite article 'the' before specific word and indefinite article 'a' before general word.
79:
B
Solution: A demonstration is an act of showing by giving proof or an evidence. "An" is used before "evidence" because "evidence" starts with a vowel sound, and the indefinite article "an" is used to make the sentence flow smoothly before vowel sounds. Option A: a is incorrect because "a" is used before words starting with consonant sounds, but "evidence" starts with a vowel sound. Option C: the is incorrect because "evidence" is being introduced for the first time, so we need the indefinite article "an" rather than the definite article "the". Option D: no article is incorrect because "evidence" is a countable noun in this context, so it needs an article, and "an" is appropriate here. Conclusion: The correct answer is Option B: an , as it correctly follows the rule of using "an" before a word that starts with a vowel sound.
80:
D
Solution: The definite article the is used before the names of unique geographical features such as deserts, rivers, and mountain ranges. The Sahara is a specific desert, making it a unique geographical feature. Using no article is incorrect because the name of a unique geographical feature requires the definite article the . a and an are incorrect because they are indefinite articles and are not used with unique or specific geographical features. Therefore, the correct answer is the .
81:
A
Solution: In the first and second blank, article "a" will be used because the speaker is mentioning something for the first time (something general). Also words after both the blanks begin with a consonant sound.
82:
D
Solution: The first blank shall take 'a' as 'great improvement' is an expression of quantity. The second and third blank shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about a particular set of patients taking a particular antibiotic. The fourth blank shall take 'a' as 'newly developed antibiotic' represents a singular countable noun and is followed by a word starting with the consonant sound.
83:
D
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because "city centre" is a definite place. In the second blank, "no article" will be used because the sentence is referring to general/usual days things.
84:
A
Solution: Here, 'doctor' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts with consonant sound. 'A' article will be used.
85:
A
Solution: No particular 'favour' is mentioned in the sentence. Hence, indefinite article will be used. 'A' will be used because 'favour' starts with consonant sound.
86:
D
Solution: No article is required.
87:
A
Solution: The word 'hurry' is singular and begins with consonant sound. Hence, indefinite article 'a' will be used.
88:
A
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:
A
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:
B
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'.
91:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'plane' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.
92:
C
Solution: In the given sentence a specific food that was cooked by someone is being talked about. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
93:
D
Solution: Option D is correct because both the blanks don't require articles to provide meaning to the sentence.
94:
C
Solution: Use of article is omitted before names of substances and uncountable noun. 'Water' is an uncountable noun. Hence, no article is used before this word. Of the options given, A and B are incorrect as they mention the use of the article, 'the' before water. The noun, 'elixir' means 'a magical or medicinal potion'. The definite article, 'the' is used before names of things which are unique/ one of their kind. When we say, 'Water is the elixir of life', the article, 'the' emphasizes that 'water is the only elixir of life'. Hence, the article 'the' must precede 'elixir'. Option D is incorrect as it suggests the use of the indefinite article, 'an' before 'elixir. The definite article 'the' is also used we talk about a particular person or thing. 'Water of this pond' refers to a particular noun. Hence, the article, 'the' should be used before the phrase, 'water of this pond'.
95:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'road accident' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.
96:
B
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'hat' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a/an'. The word 'awful' starts with a vowel and therefore 'an' will be used.
97:
D
Solution: No article is required.
98:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'piano' as specific class. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
99:
D
Solution: In the first blank, it is specifically mentioned that it is the "fourth lesson", hence, article "the" will be used. In the second blank, article "a" will be used because the speaker is mentioning about something 'general'. Similarly, In the third and fourth blank, article "an" and "a" will be used respectively because 'hour' has a vowel sound and 'half' has a consonant sound.
100:
B
Solution: Articles are used to determine whether a noun is definite or indefinite in a sentence. 'The' is used when we want to specify something definite (a particular person or thing). On the other hand, 'a' and 'an' are used when the noun we want to refer is not something specific but a general one. Here, article 'an' is correct. It is used before a word beginning with a vowel sound. Though letter 'h' is a consonant, it begins with a silent 'h', thus, the word starts with a vowel sound 'o'.
101:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'police officer' as general class of people like the first person's cousin. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.
102:
C
Solution: Both the blanks will take 'the' article because of the particularity of the news channel and news.
103:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'tallest' is a superlative.
104:
D
Solution: No article is used after name of a country or a city.
105:
B
Solution: The article 'an' is used when the noun is known only to the speaker, it is an indefinite noun, and it begins with a vowel/vowel sound. Hence Option B is correct.
106:
B
Solution: 'A/An' is used as an indefinite article for a thing or person when the reader doesn't know which one we are referring to out of many nouns. It states the random nature of the subject. Option B is correct as 'An' is used as the article for words with a vowel sound.
107:
C
Solution: The definite article, 'the' is used to point to a particular noun. In the given sentence, the word, 'police' refer to a particular group of person. Therefore, use of the definite article, 'the' is correct and option C is correct.
108:
C
Solution: Generally we don't use any article when a country name is mentioned but here 'United Kingdom' suggest a particular place where the product is made and therefore 'the' will be correct article to use.
109:
C
Solution: Here, 'Indians' is a specific group of people belonging to India. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
110:
A
Solution: The noun 'village' is made specific by the words 'where I was born'. Hence we use the article 'the' and option B is wrong. When the noun is spoken of in general sense, we omit the article. 'By car' is an expression that indicates the mode of travel. It does not talk about a car. Hence this blank won't require an article. 'Town' is a non-specific noun. The phrase 'a big town' describes 'Wellington' and is not specific on its own. Hence we use the article 'a'.
111:
A
Solution: Here, 'man' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts with consonant sound. 'A' article will be used.
112:
B
Solution: The first and second blank shall take the indefinite articles 'a' and 'an' respectively as 'sufficient condition' is adjective + singular countable noun and starts with the consonant 's' and 'increase' is a noun complement here. The third blank won't take any article as 'economic welfare' is uncountable.
113:
C
Solution: We use the definite article when the reader/hearer knows what exactly he/she is talking about. Since in the sentence we are talking about a specific window and not just any window that Thomas could open, the use of 'the' before the noun 'window' is appropriate.
114:
B
Solution: Indefinite article is used with singular subjects. 'M.A.' begins with a vowel sound and therefore article 'an' will be used.
115:
C
Solution: Here, it is specifically mentioned about 'western countries'. Definite article 'the' will be used.
116:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence mentions a very specific news which got Thomas worried. So, the most appropriate article that completes the sentence is 'The'.
117:
D
Solution: 'Patience' is an abstract noun. No article is required.
118:
C
Solution: 'The' is definite article used to talk about a particular person or thing. Here, we talk about a definite scheme that failed.
119:
A
Solution: 'European' starts with a vowel but while pronouncing, we say 'Yu-ro-pi-un.' Hence, it has a consonant sound and not a vowel sound. Thus we can say 'a European'.
120:
C
Solution: 'The' is an definite article used to talk about a particular person, animal or thing. Here, we talk about a definite animal 'Lion'.
121:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8".
122:
C
Solution: The definite article 'the' is used before specific things. Here, we are referring to the specific time when both the speaker and Mary arrived.
123:
C
Solution: The definite article 'the' is used before specific things. Here, we are referring to the specific 'patriot' that rose within the person.
124:
C
Solution: The definite article 'the' is used before specific things. Here, we are referring to the specific 'library' whose location speaker wants to know.
125:
B
Solution: 'An' is an indefinite article which is used before a word that begins with a vowel sound and which refers to unspecific/general things. Here, 'actor' begins with a vowel sound and it is unspecific.
126:
B
Solution: 'An' is an indefinite article which is used before a word that begins with a vowel sound and which refers to unspecific/general things. Here, 'electrician' begins with a vowel sound and it is unspecific.
127:
C
Solution: Here, a specific 'office' is being talked about where the second person goes. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
128:
B
Solution: Here, 'Umbrella' is a general thing and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts with vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.
129:
A
Solution: In the sentence it is not specified which hotel and therefore we will use indefinite article. 'Hotel' begins with a consonant sound and will be preceded by 'a' article.
130:
C
Solution: 'Thar desert' is a specific desert and definite article should be used. Hence, 'the' article is correct.
131:
D
Solution: No article is used before proper nouns. Professor Brown is a proper noun.
132:
C
Solution: The definite article 'the' is used before nouns that refer to something specific. Here, we are referring to the specific books that are on the top shelf.
133:
D
Solution: In the first blank, 'novelist' is general class of people and indefinite article be used. As 'novelist' begins with consonant sound, article 'a' will be used. In the second blank, no article will be used because 'novelist' and 'essayist' is the same person and article will be used only once.
134:
B
Solution: 'An' is an indefinite article which is used before a word that begins with a vowel sound and which refers to unspecific/general things. Here, 'actor' begins with a vowel sound and it is unspecific.
135:
B
Solution: Here, the noun after the blank is common noun. Hence, indefinite article will be followed. 'An' is used because the word 'honest' sounds 'onest'.
136:
C
Solution: Here, we want to focus on one particular thing i.e. "way" and nothing in general. So, 'the' is the right article here.
137:
A
Solution: Here in the given question, young Parsee denotes a group or class of people, therefore use of the indefinite article is appropriate. The choice between 'an' and 'a' is determined by the sound of the noun. Before a noun beginning with a vowel sound 'an' is used. 'A' is used for nouns which begins with a consonant sound since here it is to be used before 'young' which begins with a consonant sound 'y', Option A is correct.
138:
A
Solution: The blank will take 'a' because it comes before the noun complement 'Japanese camera' which is general.
139:
B
Solution: 'The' is used before unique things (one of their kind). Moon and Earth are unique, that is, there is only one of each of them.
140:
A
Solution: Indefinite article is used with singular unspecific noun. 'Chocolate' is singular and unspecific. 'a' article will be used because 'chocolate' begins with consonant sound.
141:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about specific 'apple' in the basket. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
142:
A
Solution: 'a' should be used before words that are general and also has consonant sounds at the beginning and 'an' before words with vowel sounds at the beginning. The word 'University' has consonant sound 'yoo'. Hence, 'a' is used.
143:
B
Solution: Here, 'copy' is general word but the location is specific. Hence, 'a' in the first blank and 'the' in the second blank will be used.
144:
B
Solution: Both 'S.D.O.' and 'M.L.A.' are unspecific in the sentence. Hence, indefinite article will be used. Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8". Here, both S.D.O. and M.L.A. begins with vowel sound and therefore 'an' article will be used.
145:
C
Solution: 'Lover' is a common noun and indefinite article 'a' will be used while 'Ramayana' is a specific epic poem and definite article 'the' will be used.
146:
B
Solution: An is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound. The blank shall take 'an' as it represents one of the English professors.
147:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'animal' as general class or group. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the indefinite article 'a'.
148:
D
Solution: 'Bravery' is an abstract noun. No article is required.
149:
A
Solution: Here, first, third and fourth blank will take indefinite article 'a' as 'guest', 'meal' and 'minute' are general class. The second blank will take definite article 'the' because specific 'table' where the guest is sitting and having meal is mentioned.
150:
A
Solution: The indefinite article 'a' is used before unspecific nouns used in a general sense and beginning with consonant sound. 'a' before sore throat will be used.
151:
D
Solution: No article is required.
152:
A
Solution: Both 'pair of pants' and 'skirt' are general and indefinite article will be used. Both words start with consonant sound and therefore 'A' article will be used.
153:
D
Solution: No article is required.
154:
C
Solution: In this particular sentence, the noun we are referring to is the 'Sun', which is very specific. Hence the correct answer to this question is option C, 'the'.
155:
D
Solution: Both 'Lakshadweep Island' and 'Arabian sea' are specific names. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
156:
D
Solution: The first and last blank shall take 'the' as 'Swiss Alps' represents a specific group/ chain of mountains and 'winter months' represents a specific time. The second blank shall take 'a' as the sentence talks about a particular place. The third and fourth blank won't take any article as 'skiing' is the name of an activity and 'snow' is an uncountable noun.
157:
D
Solution: In expressing a comparison, if two nouns refer to the same person or thing, the article is used before the first noun only. But if the nouns refer to different persons or things, the article is used before each noun. Since in the given statement, both the nouns dancer and singer refer to one person the article will be used before the first noun only and no article will be used before 'singer'. Also, the indefinite article 'a' should be used whenever someone's work or job is being referred to. Therefore Option D is the correct answer.
158:
D
Solution: No article is used before the name of a country.
159:
D
Solution: The correct answer is Option D: none of the above . In this sentence, the indefinite article "a" or "an" is not required before the word "piano." The sentence is asking about a specific skill possessed by someone in the class, which is playing the piano. Since the sentence doesn't require any article, the correct option is D, which indicates that none of the provided options is suitable in this context.
160:
D
Solution: No article is required.
161:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'cup of tea' as general. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the indefinite article 'a'.
162:
D
Solution: As 'Director' and 'Commander-in-chief' is the same person 'Mr. Raichand'. No article will be used in the blank.
163:
C
Solution: Definite article 'the' is used as an adverb before comparative degree. 'More you labour' is comparative degree.
164:
D
Solution: No article is required.
165:
C
Solution: The answer is option C since the statement talks about a general 'bright January morning' and a specific 'telephone' in the speakers office.
166:
C
Solution: 'A' is an indefinite article, used before consonant sounds such as 'horse', 'buffalo', etc. 'An' is an indefinite article, used before vowel sounds such as 'ox', 'owl', etc.
167:
B
Solution: Article 'the' is used while speaking of a particular person or thing. Here, market and shirt are the specific things thus, 'the' should be used. Both the nouns are different hence, 'the' should be used before each noun.
168:
B
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'boy' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the indefinite article 'a/an'. The word 'intelligent' starts with a vowel and therefore 'an' will be used.
169:
A
Solution: No article is required.
170:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'boy' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the indefinite article 'a/an'. The word 'eleven' starts with a vowel and therefore 'an' will be used. In the second blank a specific competition is being talked about. Definite article 'the' will be used.
171:
A
Solution: In the first blank, article "an" will be used because 'hour' starts with a vowel sound. Similarly, in the second blank, 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. In the third blank, "no article" or "zero article" because 'no article' is preceded when preposition like 'of' or 'at' is used.
172:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Largest' is superlative.
173:
D
Solution: No article is required.
174:
C
Solution: 'The' is used before the plural forms of names of the countries/states. For example, 'The Netherlands, The United States of America.' The USA is a combination of states and hence we use 'The' before 'USA'.
175:
B
Solution: 'A' and 'An' are indefinite articles and are used before singular countable nouns. 'A' is used before words which begin with a consonant sound. 'An' is used before words which begin with a vowel sound. In the given sentence, the word 'owl' begins with a vowel sound.
176:
C
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because "West End" is a definite place. In the second blank, article "the" will be used because article "the" is used with 'superlatives'. In the third blank, article "the" will be used because 'capital' is a definite place.
177:
C
Solution: The given sentence talks about 'bravery' of Lakshmi Bai being praiseworthy. When a particular noun is being used with an adjective, article 'the' is supposed to be used before the adjective to indicate specificity. So, here the adjective is 'bravery' and the noun is 'Lakshmi Bai'. So, the article to fill in the blank is 'the'.
178:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Most' is superlative.
179:
A
Solution: The noun here is nonspecific and singular, the 'question' could be any question, not a particular one. Hence we use indefinite article, particularly 'a', since the noun begins with a consonant.
180:
B
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'dancer' as general class of people like 'Rohit'. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the indefinite article 'a/an'. The word 'excellent' starts with a vowel sound and therefore 'an' will be used.
181:
D
Solution: No article will be used as the sentence talks generally about the school to which Ravi goes.
182:
A
Solution: Here, 'Guitar' is a common noun and we can easily figure out that the speaker's father will buy her/him single guitar. Hence, indefinite article 'a' will be used as word starts with a consonant sound.
183:
C
Solution: The identity of the apartment is known to the reader because 'apartment' is mentioned in the first sentence. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
184:
C
Solution: 'A' is used before unspecific, singular nouns that begin with a consonant sound. The sentence refers to an unspecific flat. 'The' is used before specific or unique places/things. Here, 'city centre' is the name of a place which is unique (only one).
185:
D
Solution: No article is required.
186:
A
Solution: In the sentence 'new car' is general noun. The word (new) has consonant sound and therefore 'a' article is used.
187:
A
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because article 'the' is used to refer to something definite. In this sentence, speaker is referring to some specified number of pupils. In the second blank, "no article or zero article" will be used because 'no article' is used with 'school, colleges' (if name of the school is not mentioned or there is no use of 'of').
188:
B
Solution: The first blank won't take any article as 'solar energy' is an abstract noun. The second and third blank shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about a particular location on a particular star.
189:
C
Solution: 'The' article will be used because a specific train 'Pandiyan express' is talked about.
190:
D
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because the statement is mentioning a 'specific day'. Similarly, in the second blank, article "the" will be used because the statement is mentioning a 'specific race'.
191:
B
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'orange' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a/an'. The word 'orange' starts with a vowel and therefore 'an' will be used.
192:
D
Solution: In the FIRST Blank, article "a" will be used because article "a" is used for common nouns and 'holiday' is a general term. In the SECOND blank, article "the" will be used because 'people' in the sentence is a specific term and article "the" is used to refer to a DEFINITE thing or person. In the THIRD blank, article "a" will be used because the speaker is making a general statement or talking about something common.
193:
B
Solution: Both the nouns: J. W. Mariott and Baker Street are proper nouns. Generally, we don't use articles before proper nouns, hence option B is correct.
194:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'a company' implies any random company that deals with the production of carpets. Since carpets is plural, hence no article is required before it.
195:
B
Solution: Both 'actor' and 'national award' are specific in the sentence. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
196:
C
Solution: The first and second blank shall take the indefinite articles 'an' and 'a' respectively because the first blank is followed by a word starting with the vowel 'i' and 'interesting book' represents a singular countable noun and the second blank is followed by 'wonderful picture' which represents a singular countable noun and is followed by a word starting with the consonant 'w'. The third blank shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about Victorian people which shows particularity. The fourth blank won't take any article as 'Victorian times' is uncountable and represents no specific time.
197:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about a specific state and therefore 'the' is the correct article to use.
198:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'cycle' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.
199:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about a specific ocean ‘Pacific’ and therefore ‘the’ is the correct article to use.
200:
B
Solution: The first blank is referring to the idea and the second to the man. For the first blank, the nature of the idea is specified that it is of helping somebody, thus definite article "the" will be used. For the second blank, the man is specified that it is the man who needs help, thus definite article "the" will be used.
201:
A
Solution: Indefinite article is used with singular nouns. 'A' article will be used.
202:
B
Solution: Definite article is used with positions, directions, numbers etc. Hence, 'capital' will follow 'the' article. In the second blank no article will be used before name of a country.
203:
B
204:
C
Solution: Specific ring that the first person gifted is being talked about and therefore 'the' article will be used.
205:
C
Solution: Here, 'Police' is a specific class of people and therefore definite article 'the' will be used.
206:
C
Solution: 'A' is used in front of words that start with a consonant sound. 'An' is used in front of words that start with a vowel sound. 'The' is used to refer to something which has already been mentioned and the reader knows about. In the given sentence, the use of indefinite articles is required. The word after first blank starts with consonant sound and the word after second blank starts with vowel sound. Hence, 'A' and 'An' will be put in the blanks respectively.
207:
C
Solution: 'The' before seaside indicates the beach which the reader knows of. Hence, 'the' is the right usage.
208:
C
Solution: Definite article 'the' is used as an adverb before comparative degree. 'More dangerous' is comparative degree.
209:
C
Solution: 'this school' indicates a particular school and hence article 'the' will be used before teachers.
210:
B
Solution: Indefinite article is used with singular nouns. 'An' article will be used because the word after the blank begins with vowel sound.
211:
A
Solution: 'The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject. Option A is correct as 'The' is used with a word having a specific nature. Hence 'The Chandigarh Shatabdi Express' and 'The Rock Garden' implies two particular things that are unique.
212:
B
Solution: 'An/A' is used as an indefinite article for a thing or person when the reader doesn't know which one we are referring to out of many nouns. It states the random nature of the subject. Option B is correct because 'An' is used with a word 'Eye' having a vowel sound to indicate a single countable noun which is random in nature.
213:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about a particular 'window'. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
214:
C
Solution: The definite article 'the' is used before the names of things that are unique. 'Ground' (Earth) and 'Sky' are unique things.
215:
A
Solution: Here, 'doll' is a general term and no specific 'doll' is talked about. Hence, 'a' article will be used.
216:
A
Solution: The given sentence in a way shows comparison. The structure of a sentence that shows a proportionate increase is in the order: the + comparative adjective + clause + the + comparative adjective + clause. Hence Option A is correct.
217:
C
Solution: Specific personalities are talked about in the sentence and hence definite article 'the' will be used in both the blanks.
218:
A
Solution: 'A' is used before unspecific, singular nouns that begin with a consonant sound. Here, we are referring to an unspecific 'problem'.
219:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'house' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.
220:
B
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'boy' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a/an'. The word 'intelligent' starts with a vowel and therefore 'an' will be used.
221:
B
Solution: An is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound. The blank shall take 'an' as it represents one of the examples.
222:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'time' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the indefinite article 'a'.
223:
D
Solution: No article is required.
224:
B
Solution: "The" is placed before the latter part of "life" in the sentence as we are referring to a specific life i.e. life of insects is being referred to in the given sentence hence we use a definite noun . On contrary the former "life" doesn't require an article as definite article is not used ahead of a general thing/noun. The former "life" does not require an article to modify it whereas the latter requires an article as we are modifying the noun.
225:
D
Solution: No article is used before uncountable/abstract nouns used in a general sense. 'Chaos' is an abstract noun and is used in a general sense here.
226:
C
Solution: The definite article 'the' is used when an adjective is used to represent the entire class of its type and not a particular noun. Here, 'rich' and 'poor' indicate all the 'rich' and 'poor' people in general. Therefore, option C is correct.
227:
A
Solution: In the given sentence, the noun phrase, 'king of Scotland' refers to a particular person as there can be only one king of Scotland. Hence, this phrase should be preceded by the definite article 'the'. The word, 'spider' is a common noun. In the given sentence, it does not refer to any specific spider. Hence, an indefinite article ('a' or 'an') is to be used before this word. As the word, 'spider' starts with a consonant sound, the article 'a' is to be used before it. The word cave is preceded by the definite article 'the'. Hence, we know that it refers to a specific cave. The ceiling of such a specific cave should also refer to a specific ceiling. Hence, the noun phrase, 'ceiling of the cave' should be preceded by the definite article, 'the'. Option A indicates this correctly and is the correct answer.
228:
A
Solution: Here, both 'will' and 'way' are general term and therefore article 'a' is used.
229:
C
Solution: The definite article 'the' is used before specific/particular things. Here, 'garden' refers to the specific one near the house the speaker is living in.
230:
C
Solution: 'A better actor' is correct as the sentence describes the person in general and is a singular noun. We will put 'a' before 'producer' because it is a general fact and is a singular noun. Thus option C is the correct answer.
231:
A
Solution: Here, 'idea' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
232:
C
Solution: Here, a specific bush is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
233:
D
Solution: The first blank won't take any article as the use of prison here indicates its primary purpose. The second blank shall take 'the' as Tracey's father went to the prison Tracey was in.
234:
D
Solution: No article is required.
235:
A
Solution: Here, 'days' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
236:
A
Solution: We do not use articles in front of proper nouns. Since 'Japanese' is a proper noun (in the first case it refers to the language, the second time it refers to the people) we omit the article in the first blank. When the proper noun refers to a group of people, like 'the Japanese' collectively refers to the citizens of Japan, we use the definite article 'the'. The noun 'way' is specific as it expresses a particular manner in which the Japanese speak.
237:
A
Solution: The first blank is followed by words which act as a reference to the person we are talking about, so it won't take any article. The second blank will take 'a' as 'a' is followed by a noun complement.
238:
C
Solution: In the given sentence, we are talking about a particular bus that gave a signal before taking a turn. Thus, in this case, the use of a definite article is required.
239:
B
Solution: Here, 'aim' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts with vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.
240:
B
Solution: Here, 'hen' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts with vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.
241:
B
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because "the" is used to refer to a particular/specific group of people. In the second blank, article "a" will be used because the speaker is making a general statement. In the third blank, article "the" will be used because article "the" is used to refer to a DEFINITE group of people like 'BRITISH PEOPLE'.
242:
A
Solution: The definitive article, 'the' is used before some proper nouns which are names of places. Example: The Black Sea, The Pacific Ocean, etc. However, the use of an article is omitted before most proper nouns which are names of people/countries/continents/cities. In the given sentence, Europe is the name of a continent. Hence, no article is to be used before it. 'Cape of Good Hope' is the name of a place. Hence, the definitive article, 'the' is to be used before it. Hence, option A is correct.
243:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Longest' is superlative.
244:
A
245:
C
Solution: Here, a specific group 'thief' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
246:
A
Solution: 'A' article is used with general things. 'Toothache' is general and hence 'a' will be used.
247:
C
Solution: Here, a specific newspaper 'Times of India' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
248:
D
Solution: The correct answer is no article . In the sentence, "It was no article fun time for the animals," the use of an article before "fun time" is not necessary. "Fun time" is treated as a singular compound noun, and in this context, it does not require an article. Therefore, the correct answer is Option D: no article .
249:
A
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because article 'the' is used with superlatives. Similarly, In the second blank, article "the" will be used because article "the" is used with superlatives. In the third blank, "no article" will be used because the term 'college' doesn't need specification. It just refers to a place where the eldest boy is studying.
250:
C
Solution: The most appropriate option is 'the' as 'the' is used before specific things. In this sentence, the specific abstract noun is 'truth'.
251:
C
Solution: Here, a specific 'movie' that was shown at 4 o'clock is being talked about. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
252:
C
Solution: Here, a specific time of the day 'evening' when Ryan listens to music is being talked about. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
253:
C
Solution: Here, a specific river 'Thames' on which London is situated is mentioned. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
254:
A
Solution: Option A is correct as 'A clerk' sounds logical and is grammatically correct. It means she is a clerk that is she belongs to a profession which goes with the meaning of the sentence. Moreover, 'A' is used with singular countable noun.
255:
C
Solution: Here, 'sea' is specific place where the speaker swim on holiday. Definite article 'the' will be used.
256:
C
Solution: Here, honesty (Abstract Noun) is followed by preposition 'of'. Hence, 'the' article should be used.
257:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" or "honour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8".
258:
C
Solution: In the first blank, article "a" will be used as the goal is 'not specific'. In the second blank, the game is 'specific', hence, article "the" will be used.
259:
C
Solution: Here, 'petrol' is a specific commodity whose price is rising and definite article will be used. Hence, 'the' is the correct answer.
260:
A
Solution: Here, 'zoo' is a common noun and indefinite article will be used. Hence, 'a' is the correct answer as 'zoo' starts with a consonant sound.
261:
C
Solution: Option C is correct because 'The' is used in the first blank to provide the sense to the sentence. 'The' refers to a particular person & shows the uniqueness of the subject of which the readers are aware of. The Queen of England is a specific person. The second blank will take 'no article' as Buckingham Palace is a proper noun and most proper noun does not take any article.
262:
C
Solution: 'The' is used as a definite article for specific objects or objects that both the speaker and the listener know. Specific car that the speaker bought the day before is mentioned. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
263:
D
Solution: No article is required.
264:
B
Solution: Here, a specific monument 'Taj Mahal' is mentioned. 'The' article will be put in the first blank. As Taj Mahal is one of the historical places, article 'a' will be put in the second blank.
265:
C
Solution: In the first blank, definite article will be used as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Best' is superlative.
In the second blank, a particular class is being talked about. Hence 'the' article will be used.
266:
B
Solution: Here, launch is something general and therefore indefinite article will be used. The word after the blank begins with a vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.
267:
C
Solution: Article "the" will be used because article "the" is used with something unique (moon, sun).
268:
D
Solution: "No article" will be used because 'dinner' is a meal and we do not use articles before the names of meals.
269:
C
Solution: Here, we are referring to a specific situation, with a specific place 'shower'. So, we must use the definite article (the).
270:
D
Solution: No article is used before most proper nouns. 'Harrison's' is a proper noun.
271:
D
Solution: No article is required.
272:
D
Solution: In this sentence, the correct answer is "no article". When we use the verb "having" to talk about meals, we don't usually use an article before the name of the meal. Therefore, the sentence should be:
273:
B
Solution: Here, the noun after the blank is common noun. Hence, indefinite article will be followed. 'An' is used because the word 'honest' sounds 'onest'.
274:
C
Solution: If noun is plural definite article is used. 'The' article is correct.
275:
A
Solution: In the given blank, article 'a' will be used as the sentence is referring to something general i.e. 'breakfast'.
276:
D
Solution: No article is used before abstract nouns used in a general sense. 'Work' is an abstract noun and is used in a general sense in the sentence given.
277:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8".
278:
A
Solution: 'a' should be used before words with consonant sounds at the beginning and 'an' before words with vowel sounds at the beginning. The word 'Unique' has consonant sound 'yoo'. Hence, 'a' is used.
279:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'man' and 'orange candies' as specific classes of people/things. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
280:
C
Solution: Although before most proper nouns like names of people, continents, countries, cities, mountains, etc use of the article should be omitted. However, before some proper names, such as name of a famous building, museum, work of art, and monument etc. definite article 'the' should be used. Therefore, option C is the correct answer.
281:
C
Solution: In the first blank, 'an' will be used because 'man' is a common noun and 'unarmed' begins with vowel sound. In the second blank, 'a' will be used because 'jewellery shop' is general and unspecific. In the third blank, 'the' will be used because now the readers know who the 'thief' is.
282:
D
Solution: The first blank won't take any article as 'modern history' is the name of a discipline. The second, third, fourth and fifth blank shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about a specific time's (history) particular event (Turkish Independence War) which was studied by the speaker at a particular place (university) in a particular year (last year).
283:
C
Solution: The definite article 'the' is used before specific things/places. Here, we are referring to a specific airport.
284:
A
Solution: In the given sentence, 'nice morning' and 'walk' both begins with consonant sound when pronounced and both are unspecific. Therefore, 'a' is the suitable article to fill in both the blanks.
285:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Oldest' is superlative.
286:
B
Solution: Here, 'Umbrella' is a general thing and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts with vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.
287:
D
Solution: Since there is only one pair of trousers which has both green and black colour in it and the indefinite article 'a' has already been used before green no article should be put before black. If we put article before black, then it would change the meaning of the sentence and it will indicate that Shelly has two trousers one is green and one is black.
288:
B
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'umpire' as general class of people like 'Mr. Sharma'. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the indefinite article 'a/an'. The word 'umpire' starts with vowel sound and therefore article 'an' will be used.
289:
D
Solution: Since we do not know the identity of the 'hermit' and the 'cave', indefinite article will be used. As both the words begin with consonant sound 'a' article will be used.
290:
C
Solution: Definite article is used with positions, directions, numbers etc. Hence, 'capital' will follow 'the' article.
291:
D
Solution: No article is required.
292:
A
Solution: 'A' article will be used because there are other useful metals as well and Iron is one of them.
293:
C
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "H" or "8". First blank will take 'An'. As watch identity is known we will use 'the' in the second blank.
294:
C
Solution: Articles are used to determine whether a noun is definite or indefinite in a sentence. 'The' is used when we want to specify something definite (a particular person or thing). On the other hand, 'a' and 'an' are used when the noun we want to refer is not something specific but a general one. Here, we want to focus on one particular thing i.e. "matter". We are saying something specific that needs to be discussed seriously. So, 'the' article will be used.
295:
C
Solution: Here, two rivers are specifically talked about. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
296:
C
Solution: The first blank shall be filled in by 'the' as the sentence talks about a particular striped animal. In general, there are many striped animals but as the speaker/writer has already mentioned 'tiger', we need not use 'the' in the second blank.
297:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'monkeys' as specific class. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
298:
C
Solution: In the first blank, article "a" will be used because here pity is being used in the general sense (a cause for regret or disappointments) and it is considered to be countable (general) noun. In the second blank, article "a" will be used because 'year' is a common noun and has a consonant sound.
299:
B
Solution: In the first blank, article "a" will be used as 'foreign country' is a common noun. In the second blank, article "the" will be used because here language is 'Definite', peculiar to that foreign country.
300:
B
Solution: The blue car and the grey car are mentioned for the first time in the first sentence and they're known only to the speaker at this point. They're indefinite things starting with a consonant sound, hence the article 'a' is used and 'the' isn't. In the second sentence, these nouns are mentioned for the second time, which is why 'the' is used and not 'a'. The noun 'owner' has not been mentioned before but is still specific, as there is only one owner of the grey car, hence the article 'the' is correct, and 'a' isn't. This makes the option B correct, having all the correct articles mentioned.
301:
A
Solution: 'Rich' and 'poor' are specific class of people in the context and 'the' article shall be used.
302:
C
Solution: Here, a specific place 'office' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
303:
C
Solution: Definite article is used with positions, directions, numbers etc. Hence, 'middle' will follow 'the' article.
304:
A
Solution: Here, 'plumber' is a general profession and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
305:
C
Solution: 'The' article is used when the identity is known to the reader. 'Temple' in the first line makes it clear that the identity is known.
306:
B
Solution: Option B is the answer since "first" is not succeeded by an event like day or month, and thus doesn't need an article to support it. The dry place mentioned in the statement is not a specific dry place that is being talked about, and thus will be accompanied by an indefinite article, which is "a".
307:
C
Solution: For people with ready access to health care, seeing a dentist typically means seeing a specific one. General practice is to use "the".
308:
A
Solution: Here, 'carpenter' is a general profession and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
309:
C
Solution: No article is required.
310:
C
Solution: Definite article is used with positions, directions, numbers etc. Hence, 'capital' will follow 'the' article. Generally we don't use any article when a country name is mentioned. No article will be used in the second blank.
311:
B
Solution: The term 'eagle' is used for the first time in the text. So, we are talking about 'eagle' in general and not pointing out to a specific eagle here. Hence, indefinite article 'an' will be used as 'eagle' begins with vowel sound.
312:
A
Solution: The words, 'weak', 'strong', 'noble' and 'wicked' are adjectives. However, they are also sometimes used as nouns to refer to the entire class of people who are 'weak', 'strong', 'noble' and 'wicked' respectively. Hence, the definite article, 'the' is used before both these nouns.
313:
A
Solution: Here, it can be figured out that there are other super power in the world. India will become one soon. Hence, indefinite article 'a' will be used.
314:
D
Solution: "no article" will be used because 'Lunch' is a meal and we do not use articles before the names of meals.
315:
C
Solution: Article "the" will be used because article 'the' is used with something unique (The Sun, The Moon, and The Earth).
316:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about specific 'apples' on the tree. Since we are referring to specific apples, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
317:
D
Solution: "no article" will be used because 'supper' is a meal and we do not use articles before the names of meals.
318:
A
Solution: Here, 'book' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank i.e. 'story' starts with consonant sound. 'A' article will be used.
319:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Largest' is superlative.
320:
A
Solution: Even though the word 'one' begins with the vowel 'o', it's pronounced as 'won' and thus has the sound of consonant 'w'. Thus, we use 'a' instead of 'an'. Use 'a' article in the first blank.
In the second blank, article "the" will be used because article 'the' is used to refer to something specific. Here 'ground' is specific.
321:
D
Solution: No article is required.
322:
B
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'idiot' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a/an'. The word 'idiot' starts with a vowel and therefore 'an' will be used.
323:
C
Solution: 'The' is a definite article that goes before a fixed, special, or previously described noun. 'Union leader' is a noun with a fixed meaning. As a result, 'the' will be used.
324:
C
Solution: In the first blank, the speaker is mentioning "fog" of a 'specific day', hence article "the" will be used. Similarly, in the second and third blank, the speaker is mentioning the definite side and road respectively, hence article "the" will be used.
325:
A
Solution: Option A is correct because 'a' article is used with singular countable noun that are random in nature and have a consonant sound.
326:
D
Solution: No article is In English, when we refer to someone being on television, we typically do not use an article. This is because television in this context refers to the medium or broadcasting system, not a specific television set. Therefore, the correct sentence is "He is on television" without the use of any article.
required.
327:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'phone' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.
328:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'word' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.
329:
C
Solution: Here, the adjective 'cleverest' is used for a specific person 'Rohan'. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
330:
A
Solution: 'A' is an indefinite article that is used here before a determiner to stand for a class of dear places.
331:
B
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'eye specialist' as general class of people. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the indefinite article 'a/an'. The word 'eye' starts with a vowel sound and therefore 'an' will be used.
332:
B
Solution: The first blank will take 'a' because 'good practice' is used in a general statement. In the second blank, the words, 'poor' and 'needy' are adjectives. However, they are also sometimes used as nouns to refer to the entire class of people who are 'poor' and 'needy' respectively. Hence, the definite article, 'the' is used before both these nouns.
333:
A
Solution: There are other good exercises as well. Swimming is one of them. Hence, indefinite article will be used. The word 'good' starts with consonant sound and 'a' article will be used.
334:
A
Solution: 'European' starts with a vowel but while pronouncing, we say 'Yu-ro-pi-un.' Hence, it has a consonant sound and not a vowel sound. Thus we can say 'a European'.
335:
C
Solution: As 'C. V. Raman' is compared with a specific person 'Newton', 'the' article will be used.
336:
C
Solution: Here, specific device 'computer' is mentioned. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
337:
B
Solution: 'Climate' is something general and unspecific. Therefore indefinite article will be used. As 'ideal' begins with vowel sound 'an' article is the correct answer.
338:
B
Solution: Here, 'Engineer' is a general class of people and therefore indefinite article will be used. 'Engineer' starts with vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.
339:
D
Solution: No article is used before uncountable/abstract nouns used in a general sense. (Bad) Luck is an abstract noun.
340:
A
Solution: In the given sentence, a particular match is being spoken about: the match against Australia. Hence, we use the article 'the'. Also, since a particular match is mentioned, the players are also made known, hence 'the' is used for 'players' as well.
341:
A
Solution: Both the blanks won't take any article as 'protein' and 'meat' are uncountable nouns.
342:
C
Solution: Here, 'ugly' indicates a specific group of people and therefore 'the' article will be used.
343:
C
Solution: The blanks shall take 'a', 'an' and 'an' respectively as Rolls Royce, Audi 7 and MG are the names of cars. The first blank shall take 'a' as the following word is a singular countable noun and starts with a consonant while the second and the third blank shall take 'an' as they are followed by a word starting with a vowel (Audi 7) and vowel sound (MG).
344:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8".
345:
C
Solution: The second 'English' in the sentence talks about a specific group of people and therefore 'the' will be correct article.
346:
D
Solution: No article is used 'Before the name of meals'. 'Breakfast' is a meal.
347:
A
Solution: In the first blank no article will be used because no article is used after country name. In the second blank 'the' article will be used because it is specified which match.
348:
A
Solution: The first blank won't take any article as 'Turkish' is the name of a language and the second blank shall take 'the' as the word followed by the second blank is 'Europeans'.
349:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. It shows the uniqueness of the path.
350:
B
Solution: Option C is correct as 'An' is used with words having a vowel sound. 'An' is used with singular countable noun that are random in nature.
351:
C
Solution: When we speak about a specific subject, 'classic cinema' in this case, the definite article 'the' is used. The noun 'Classic Cinema' is a proper noun, but it is specific cinema, hence we use 'the'.
352:
B
Solution: Indefinite article is used with singular noun. Here, 'an' article will be used because the word 'image' begins with a vowel sound.
353:
A
Solution: Article "the" will be used because article 'the' is used with something unique (The Sun, The Moon, and The Earth).
354:
C
Solution: 'The' is a definite article which is used before specific things. Since we are referring to a specific musical instrument, the correct option is C.
355:
C
Solution: Here, 'editor' is a specific post and definite article should be used. 'The' is the correct answer.
356:
A
Solution: Singular subject takes indefinite article. 'Spring' is one of the seasons and article 'a' will be used.
357:
B
Solution: In the first blank, article "a" will be used as the sentence is referring to something general. In the second blank, article "the" will be used because the speaker is mentioning the 'weather' of a specific day. In the third blank, "no article" or "zero article" will be used because no article is used before the name of subjects and here literature has been used generally, not specifying literature of any particular realm, region, culture etc.
358:
A
Solution: Here, the 'tall tree' identity is not known to the reader. Hence, article 'a' will be used.
359:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" or "honorary" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8".
360:
D
Solution: No article is required.
361:
B
Solution: 'Common sense' is an abstract noun. Use of article is usually omitted before abstract nouns. So, no article precedes this word. The word, 'virtue' is also an abstract noun. However, there are many 'virtues' in the world. 'Common sense' is one among them. Hence, the indefinite article, 'a' is to be used before 'virtue'.
362:
C
Solution: Here, the speaker talks about the 'Water' of a specific river. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
363:
B
Solution: The first blank shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about a specific time. The second blank won't take any article as 'air pollution' is uncountable. The third blank shall take 'an' as the following phrase 'urban phenomenon' is a singular countable noun and starts with the vowel 'u'.
364:
A
Solution: Here, 'teacher' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts with consonant sound. 'A' article will be used.
365:
C
Solution: 'Room' is specific as it is the room where 'the robbers entered'. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
366:
D
Solution: No article is used before name of a meal.
367:
A
Solution: In the first blank, 'the' article will be used because definite article is used before superlative. 'Longest' is a superlative. In the second blank, no article will be used because name of a continent 'South America' is mentioned.
368:
C
369:
C
370:
C
Solution: 'Uniform' is general and unspecific. 'Uniform' begins with a consonant sound 'yoo'. Hence, 'a' will be used in the first blank. 'Students' is specific and therefore definite article 'the' will be used.
371:
B
Solution: In the blank, the speaker is making a general statement (mentioning something for the first time) and 'area' has vowel sound, hence article "an" will be used.
372:
A
Solution: In the blank, article "a" will be used as the sentence is referring to something general and it is used in the context of 'one' i.e. they stayed at the hotel only for one day.
373:
A
374:
B
Solution: 'An' is indefinite article which is used before a word that begins with vowel sound and which refers to unspecific/general things. Here, 'electrician' begins with a vowel sound and it is unspecific.
375:
B
Solution: 'Ant' is a common noun that starts with vowel sound. Hence, article 'an' will be used.
376:
C
Solution: In the blank, 'the' article will be used because 'Indus' is a specific river.
377:
D
Solution: No article is required.
378:
A
Solution: 'Plane' is a common noun. The word 'newer' starts with consonant sound. Hence, article 'a' will be used.
379:
C
Solution: 'The' is used to indicate a specific/particular thing. Here, the speaker wants to remember the name of the hotel where they stayed.
380:
B
Solution: The first blank refers to boy, and the second to grown-ups. Since the boy is specified to the one that's shy, definite article "the" will be used in the first blank. Grown-ups is an adjective acting as a noun here, thus no article will be used in the second blank.
381:
D
Solution: Articles are used before nouns or noun equivalents and are a type of adjective. The definite article (the) is used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader or the noun is specific. The indefinite article (a, an) is used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not known. 'The' is used with both singular and plural noun while 'a/an' is used with singular noun. In the sentence 'good deal' is indefinite but 'war' is specific. Hence, 'a' before 'good deal' and 'the' before 'war'.
382:
B
Solution: 'The' is used before specific things/places. No article is used before proper nouns. Here, platform is specific - it is the wrong one. Platform 3 and platform 8 are proper nouns.
383:
D
Solution: For indefinite, uncountable nouns, either no article is used, or we use a word that describes quantity such as some, considerable, little. Hence, no article before 'wisdom'. 'Great' is used in general sense and therefore 'a' article is used.
384:
D
Solution: No article is used before most proper nouns. St. James' Park is a proper noun.
385:
B
Solution: 'Elephant' is a word with vowel sound. Hence, 'an' article is used.
386:
C
Solution: An indefinite article is used when we are talking generally about something whereas a definite article is used when we are talking about something specific. The indefinite articles are 'a' and 'an'. An is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound. A is used before a word starting with a consonant or consonant sound. A definite article is an article that tells the uniqueness of something. 'The' is the only definite article. There won't come an article in the first blank as 'inflation' is an abstract noun. The second blank shall take 'a' as 'persistent rise ' is a noun complement. The third blank shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about a specific level of prices (general).
387:
D
Solution: For indefinite, uncountable nouns, either no article is used, or we use a word that describes quantity such as some, considerable, little. Hence, no article before 'money'.
388:
C
Solution: David picked up a nut from the hole. "A" is used before "nut" because it refers to one nut among many, and it is being mentioned for the first time. The indefinite article is used to introduce something that is not specific or previously known. "The" is used before "hole" because it refers to a specific hole from which the nut was picked. The definite article is used when the noun is specific or already known to the speaker and listener. Option A: the, the is incorrect because "nut" is not specific initially, and we need the indefinite article "a". Option B: a, an is incorrect because "hole" is specific, and we need the definite article "the", not "an". Option D: the, a is incorrect because "nut" is not specific at first, and "hole" is specific, so it requires "the". Conclusion: The correct answer is Option C: a, the , as it follows the correct usage of the indefinite article for a general noun and the definite article for a specific noun.
389:
C
Solution: 'The' article is used with plural countable nouns. Hence, 'the' will be used before 'flowers'.
390:
C
Solution: Definite article 'the' is used before nouns that refer to something specific. Here, we are referring to the specific 'books' and the specific 'top' position.
391:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'cinema' as specific place. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
392:
C
Solution: Definite article is used with positions, directions, numbers etc. Hence, 'last' will follow 'the' article.
393:
D
394:
A
395:
A
Solution: In the sentence it is not specified which boy, girl and car. Hence, indefinite article will be followed. Both 'girl' and 'car' are beginning with consonant sound and 'A' article will be used.
396:
C
Solution: Here, a specific note that is torn is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
397:
D
Solution: No article is required.
398:
C
Solution: Here, a specific war 'World War II' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
399:
B
Solution: The indefinite article 'an' shall be used here because the sentence talks about the appointment (which is something general). Also, the word followed by the blank starts with a vowel sound.
400:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'petrol station' as general place. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the indefinite article 'a'.
401:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Best' is superlative.
402:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Deepest' is superlative.
403:
D
Solution: The first blank will take no article as 'Summer' is the name of a season. The second blank will take 'a' article as summer is mentioned as one of the seasons.
404:
D
Solution: No article is used before abstract nouns. 'Life' is an abstract noun. Hence, it won't be preceded by any article.
405:
D
Solution: Option D is correct as we usually don't use articles in front of an uncountable noun. 'Bravery' is an uncountable noun.
406:
B
Solution: The word 'indefinite' begins with vowel sound. Hence, article 'an' will be used.
407:
B
Solution: The sentence indicates English as one of the languages. Hence, indefinite article will be used. 'International' begins with vowel sound and 'an' article will be used.
408:
C
Solution: The definite article 'the' is used when an adjective is used to represent the entire class/group of its type and not a particular noun. Here, 'injured' refers to all the injured people and not just one person.
409:
D
Solution: No article is used with proper nouns generally.
410:
C
Solution: Here, a specific reception is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
411:
B
Solution: 'An' is an indefinite article used before the vowel sound "u". Hence, it is correct.
412:
B
Solution: The blank will take 'an' as it is followed by a singular countable noun which represents a class of things and starts with the vowel 'i'.
413:
C
Solution: Both 'people of Japan' and 'Japanese' are specific in the sentence. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
414:
A
Solution: The first and third blank won't take any article as 'life' is an abstract noun and the phrase 'economic terms' is already descriptive. Indefinite article 'A' will be used with 'little'.
415:
C
Solution: Here, a specific lost pen is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
416:
A
Solution: Here, 'game' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
417:
C
Solution: Here, a specific hotel 'Four Seasons Hotel' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
418:
A
419:
D
Solution: No article is required.
420:
A
Solution: Here, 'hero' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
421:
A
Solution: 'One' gives the sound of consonant so before consonant we use 'a'.
422:
D
Solution: We use the indefinite article 'a' with singular countable nouns when the hearer/reader does not know exactly what we are referring to and also to say what someone is or what job they do. Hence, option D is the correct answer.
423:
C
Solution: Here, a specific accident is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
424:
D
Solution: The definite article 'the' is used when an adjective is used to represent the entire class of its type and not a particular noun. Here, 'rich' and 'poor' indicate all the 'rich' and 'poor' people in general. Therefore, the correct option is 'The'.
425:
A
Solution: We use the indefinite article 'a' with singular countable nouns when the hearer/reader does not know exactly what we are referring to and also to say what someone is or what job they do.
426:
D
Solution: Here, statement is specific hence 'the' article but scholar does not take any article.
427:
A
Solution: Here, 'man' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
428:
B
Solution: Here, 'orator' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts with vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.
429:
C
Solution: In the given statement, 'guide' is a specific person being spoken about. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
430:
B
Solution: Indefinite articles 'a' or 'an' are used when the noun is not specific or the noun is common. 'Egg' is common noun and begins with vowel sound, thus takes 'an' article.
431:
C
Solution: The word 'rich' is adjective. However, it is also sometimes used as noun to refer to the entire class of people who are 'rich'. Hence, definite article 'the' is used.
432:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'boy' as general class of people. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use indefinite article 'a/an'. The word 'handsome' starts with consonant sound and therefore 'a' will be used.
433:
D
Solution: In the first blank, 'a' article will be used because 'film' is general and unspecific. Also 'horror' begins with consonant sound. In the second blank, no article will be used to provide meaning to the sentence.
434:
C
Solution: When a noun is followed by a phrase or clause that identifies it, that means the noun is specific and particular. Here the noun 'name' is made specific by the clause "of that man we met yesterday". For such nouns, we use the article 'the' which is a definite article.
435:
D
Solution: As per the rules of use of the indefinite article, the indefinite article is used in its original numerical sense of one i.e. to denote that there is a single unit of anything, the indefinite article can be used to replace the use of number 'one'. Here since there are two paintings one black and one gold, the indefinite article 'a' or 'an' should be used before each noun in place of number one to denote a single unit of each. 'A' is used for nouns that begins with consonant sound. Since it is a specific museum, definite article 'the' should be used before it.
436:
C
Solution: If two nouns refer to the same person or thing, article is used before the first noun only. But if the nouns refer to different persons or things, article is used before each noun. Since in the given statement, both the nouns yellow and blue refer to one bird, article will be used before the first noun only and no article will be used before the second. Also, indefinite article 'a' should be used whenever noun is unspecific. Therefore, Option C is the correct answer.
437:
C
Solution: Here, a specific orchestra 'Cleveland orchestra' is being talked about. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
438:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'time' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the indefinite article 'a/an'. 'Really' begins with consonant sound, therefore, 'a' article will be used.
439:
A
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because here the sentence talks about a particular "concert". In the second blank, article "a" will be used because 'song' is a general noun, here it can be any song. In the third blank and fourth blank, "no article" or "zero article" will be used because 'peace' and 'work' here describe "subjects" and no article is used with subjects.
440:
B
Solution: The first blank shall take the indefinite article 'an' because the first blank is followed by a word starting with the vowel 'i' and 'interesting story' represents a singular countable noun.
441:
A
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:
D
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:
C
Solution: Here, 'condition' of a specific boy is being talked about. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
444:
D
Solution: No article is required.
445:
D
Solution: No article is used before most proper nouns. 'Hyde Park' is a proper noun.
446:
C
Solution: Here, a particular phase of the day 'afternoon' is mentioned. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
447:
A
Solution: Here, 'test' is a general term and therefore indefinite article shall be used. 'A' article is correct because the word after the blank begins with a consonant sound.
448:
A
Solution: 'A' article shall be used here as 'white dog' is a singular subject and starts with a consonant sound.
449:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'animal' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.
450:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'player' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.
451:
B
Solution: The indefinite article 'an' shall be used here because the sentence talks about the profession (which is something general) of a particular person. Also, the word followed by the blank starts with a vowel sound.
452:
C
Solution: The definite article is used to refer to a specific noun that is known to the reader or listener. In this case, the definite article is "the." It is used when the noun it modifies is already identified or is clear from the context. Therefore, the correct answer is Option C: the .
453:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'east' which is specific direction. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
454:
C
Solution: 'The' article is used to indicate that a proper noun, a natural phenomenon, a ship, a structure, a moment in time, a direction on the compass, a branch of activity, or a subject of study is well-known or specific. Here 'gold' is specific as country is mentioned.
455:
A
Solution: For general things indefinite article is used. The sound of the word 'European' starts with 'yoo' therefore 'a' article is correct.
456:
A
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:
C
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:
A
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:
C
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:
B
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.
461:
B
Solution: Here, it is asked specifically about 'language' and 'people' of a particular country i.e. China, Hence, 'the' article will be used.
462:
C
Solution: 'Largest' is used as a particular adjective about the 'whales’ and therefore the correct article will be 'the'.
463:
C
Solution: A specific place where both the first and the second person goes is being talked about and therefore the correct article to use is 'the'.
464:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8". Here MLA begins with 'em' and therefore 'an' article will be used.
465:
D
Solution: Let's break down why the correct answer is Option D: no article, the . Part 1: "Punjab is..." The word "Punjab" is the name of a specific place (a state in India). We generally do not use an article (a, an, or the) before proper nouns like names of countries, states, or cities . So, the first blank should have "no article". Part 2: "...land of India." Here, we are talking about a specific land or a very well-known geographical or historical concept. Specifically, considering the context, it is very well known that Punjab is a fertile land.
Also the name "land of India" is generally used for a well-known reason.
Therefore, we use "the" before nouns when we are referring to a specific or unique thing . So, "the" is the correct article for the second blank. Therefore, the complete and correct sentence is: Punjab is the land of India.
466:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8".
467:
B
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'Apple' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a/an'. The word 'apple' starts with a vowel and therefore 'an' will be used.
468:
C
Solution: In the given sentence, the nouns 'dogs', 'snow dogs' and 'lap dogs' are plural countable nouns that are spoken of in the general sense. Hence we do not put an article in front of any of the nouns.
469:
C
Solution: Here, a specific place '6th Race Road' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
470:
B
Solution: In the given sentence, the indefinite article, 'a' before the noun phrase, 'big notice board' is used to mean 'a certain notice board' or 'one notice board'. The word, 'town hall' is a noun used to refer to a building used for the administration of local government. In any city, there is usually only one town hall. As it refers to a particular noun (i.e the town hall of the particular city), the definite article, 'the' is used before the word, 'town hall'.
471:
D
Solution: No article is required.
472:
C
Solution: Here, a specific book 'Gita' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
473:
D
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because "Browns" belong to a particular family. In the second blank, "no article" will be used because 'dinner' is a meal and we do not use articles before the names of meals.
474:
A
Solution: 'A' is used before singular unspecific nouns which begin with a consonant sound. Here, 'restaurant' is a singular, unspecific noun that begins with a consonant sound.
475:
A
Solution: 'A' should be used before words with consonant sounds at the beginning and 'an' before words with vowel sounds at the beginning when talking about something general. The word 'University' has consonant sound 'yoo'. Hence, 'A' is used.
476:
A
Solution: 'A' is used before singular unspecific nouns which begin with a consonant sound. Here, 'party' is a singular, unspecific noun that begins with a consonant sound.
477:
C
Solution: Article "the" will be used because "Mississippi" is a proper noun.
478:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Largest' is superlative.
479:
C
Solution: The form of verb used in the sentence is present form 'are' which is used in case of plural noun. Therefore, we can conclude that 'Secretary' and 'Treasurer' are two different person. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used before 'Treasurer' as well.
480:
C
Solution: All three blanks shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about particular places (cafeteria, left of, Faculty of Engineering).
481:
C
Solution: In this statement, we are talking about a specific 'beaver' and so we need to use the definite article 'the'.
482:
B
Solution: Here, the noun after the blank is common noun. Hence, indefinite article will be followed. 'An' is used because the word 'honest' sounds 'onest'.
483:
A
Solution: The first blank refers to 'book', the second to 'acceptable'. 'Book' is talking about book in general, and signifying all, thus 'a' will be used in the first blank. 'Acceptable' starts with vowel sound and thus 'an' will be used before it.
484:
D
Solution: No article is required.
485:
A
Solution: The correct answer is A: a . Here's why: We use articles (a, an, the) before nouns. The words "a" and "an" are indefinite articles , used for nouns that are not specific. The word "the" is a definite article , used for specific nouns. "Language" is a noun, and in this sentence, we are not talking about a specific language. So, we need an indefinite article (a or an). The choice between "a" and "an" depends on the sound of the word following the article. We use "an" before words that start with a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u). We use "a" before words that start with a consonant sound . The word "easy" starts with the vowel sound "e". However, the question states "French is . . . . . easy language." Therefore the word after the article is "easy language" and not just "easy". So the determining word is language Because language starts with a consanant sound "L" , the correct article to use is "a" . Therefore, the correct sentence is: "French is a easy language."
486:
D
Solution: Definite article is used with positions, directions, numbers etc. Hence, 'right' and 'left' will follow 'the' article.
487:
C
Solution: 'The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject. Option C is correct as 'The' indicates the unique nature of the noun, 'Taj Mahal'.
488:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8". Here M.B.B.S begins with 'em' and therefore 'an' article will be used.
489:
B
Solution: Here, 'Engineer' is a general class of people and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts with vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.
490:
A
Solution: Indefinite article is used with singular nouns. 'You' being a singular noun will be followed by article 'A'.
491:
C
Solution: Both 'country' and 'town' are specific in the sentence. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
492:
C
Solution: Here, a specific sketch is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
493:
D
Solution: No article is required.
494:
C
Solution: Option C is correct because the first blank doesn't require articles to provide meaning to the sentence. 'In a power' is meaningless here. 'The' is used in the second blank to provide sense to the sentence. 'The' refers to a particular time & shows the uniqueness of the subject of which the readers are aware of.
495:
B
Solution: Here, 'Architect' is a general class of people and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts with vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.
496:
A
Solution: Indefinite article is used with singular nouns. 'A' article will be used with 'pond'.
497:
B
498:
C
Solution: No article is required.
499:
C
Solution: Definite article is used with positions, directions, numbers etc. Hence, 'first' will follow 'the' article.
500:
D
Solution: Before most proper nouns like names of people, continents, countries, cities, mountains, etc use of article should be omitted.
501:
A
Solution: Here, 'scissors' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
502:
C
Solution: Here, a specific coffee which is in the speakers cup is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
503:
D
Solution: No article is required.
504:
A
Solution: 'One' gives the sound of consonant so before consonant we use 'a'.
505:
C
Solution: Here, a specific epic poem 'Mahabharata' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
506:
B
Solution: Here, 'inkpot', 'bag' and 'umbrella' are general class of things and therefore indefinite article will be used. 'inkpot' and 'umbrella' begin with vowel sound and 'an' article will be used. 'bag' begin without vowel sound and 'a' article will be used.
507:
C
Solution: Definite article is used with positions, directions, numbers etc. Hence, 'second' will follow 'the' article.
508:
D
Solution: No article is required.
509:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'University of Hyderabad' as specific class. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use definite article 'the'.
510:
A
Solution: 'Gift' is a singular countable noun and indefinite article will be used in the blank. The word 'useful' begins with consonant sound 'yoo' and therefore 'a' article will be used.
511:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'teacher' as general class of people like 'Rohan's mother'. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the indefinite article 'a/an'. The word 'teacher' starts with consonant sound and therefore 'a' article will be used.
512:
A
Solution: As 'beauty' is an abstract noun, the second blank doesn't require an article the first blank requires article 'the' because there, beauty of something specific is talked about.
513:
C
Solution: In the first blank, 'the' article will be used because 'wheat' of a specific state is being talked about. In the second blank, no article will be used because 'Punjab' is a proper noun and no article is used before most proper nouns.
514:
A
Solution: There is a single rule that is talked about in the sentence. Indefinite article will be used. As 'rule' begins with consonant sound, article 'a' will be used.
515:
A
Solution: Here 'Lunch' is general and unspecific. Indefinite article 'a' will be used because the word 'late' begins with consonant sound.
516:
C
Solution: Here, a specific book 'Vedas' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
517:
B
Solution: Here, 'dress' is a general class and singular, therefore, indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts with vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.
518:
A
Solution: 'a' should be used before words with consonant sounds at the beginning and 'an' before words with vowel sounds at the beginning when talking about something general. The word 'University' has consonant sound 'yoo'. Hence, article 'a' is used.
519:
C
Solution: In this statement, the writer says they have studied the 'history of America and Australia'. The noun here, 'history' is followed by the name of the countries. Hence the identity of the noun has been established by the following proper nouns, making 'the' the correct option to use before the specific noun 'history', and making Option C the correct answer.
520:
A
Solution: Singular countable noun follow article 'a' if the word is general. Hence, 'a' article before 'dog'.
521:
B
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'police' and 'army' as specific classes of people. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
522:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'apple' as specific class. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
523:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'American' and 'European' as general classes of people. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the indefinite article 'a/an'. 'An' is used before vowel sound article. 'European' sounds like 'yoo' and therefore 'a' article will be used.
524:
C
Solution: The first blank refers to death and the second to loss. Since death is a specific event, the will be used in the first blank. Thus, A, B, D cannot be the answers. The loss is specified to be the of her home and thus definite article "the" will be used in the second blank.
525:
C
Solution: 'The' is a definite article and is used before specific things/places. The sentence refers to the specific 'box' that was lent. Therefore, the correct option is 'the'.
526:
C
Solution: Definite article 'the' shall be used as Surbhi is being given a title.
527:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'dog' as specific class. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
528:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'University of Madras' as specific class. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
529:
A
Solution: Indefinite article will be used as the sentence is general. 'A' article will be used because 'black' begins with consonant sound.
530:
B
Solution: Here, 'Umbrella' is a general thing and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts with vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.
531:
A
Solution: The word "very" is irrelevant. "funny joke" takes a determiner, in this case "a".
532:
A
Solution: Here, 'Chance' is something general and unspecific. Hence, indefinite article will be used. 'A' article is used because 'unique' starts with a consonant sound.
533:
A
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because here the 'time' is specific. In the second blank, "no article" or "zero article" will be used because no article is used after the words like "sort of", "out of" etc.
534:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" or "honour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8".
535:
A
Solution: The first blank won't take any article as 'classical music' does not represent something specific and is uncountable while the second blank shall take 'the' as 'string quartets' shows something specific.
536:
B
Solution: Indefinite article is used with singular noun. 'An' article will be used because the word 'Indian' begins with vowel sound.
537:
A
Solution: Here, 'puppy' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts with consonant sound. 'A' article will be used.
538:
D
Solution: No article is used before the names of meals. Therefore, option D is correct.
539:
C
Solution: Accuracy is talked about generally so there won't come any article in the first blank while in the second blank, 'the' shall be used because we are talking about the accuracy of John's calculations.
540:
A
Solution: In the first blank 'the' article will be used because a specific train 'Vivek express' is talked about. 'Fastest' is used as a particular adjective about the 'Vivek express' and therefore the correct article to be used will be 'the'.
541:
C
Solution: Here, a particular doctor is being talked about and therefore the correct article to be used is 'the'.
542:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'film' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.
543:
B
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'teacher' as general class of people like 'Arnold'. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a/an'. The word 'American' starts with a vowel and therefore 'an' will be used.
544:
D
Solution: The first blank won't take any article as it is followed by an abstract noun and the second blank shall take 'the' as we are talking specifically about 'truthfulness'.
545:
D
Solution: No article is required.
546:
A
Solution: We are not referring to a specific coat. Hence, we need to use an indefinite article. Since 'coat' begins with a consonant sound, the article 'a' is the answer.
547:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'person' as general class of people. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.
548:
C
Solution: In the given sentence, the noun 'man' is made specific by the words 'who stole the car'. So, the speaker is clarifying which particular man. In this case, we use 'the'.
549:
A
Solution: Here, 'lie' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
550:
C
Solution: Here, a specific 'vision' and 'process' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
551:
B
Solution: Here, a specific quality 'good' and 'beautiful' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
552:
D
Solution: The first and the second blank shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about a particular country's Finance Minister and a tax levied on a particular commodity. The third blank won't take any article as 'petrol' is an uncountable noun.
553:
B
Solution: Here, 'accident' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts with vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.
554:
D
Solution: No article is required.
555:
A
Solution: In the word "year" the letter Y makes a consonant sound. The rule of indefinite articles is that the word "a" goes before consonant sounds and the word "an" goes before vowel sounds.
556:
B
Solution: The first blank refers to duty, the second to bed and the third one to work. Since work is an uncountable noun, no article will be used in the third blank. Go to bed is a phrase used for sleeping, and thus no article will be used in the second blank.
557:
C
Solution: 'The' is a definite article and is used before specific things/places. Here, the 'post office' mentioned is specifically the one which is behind the speaker's house.
558:
C
Solution: 'The' is used before adjectives when they represent a particular class or group rather than a single noun. Here, the adjective 'poor' is used to indicate the entire class of poor people.
559:
C
Solution: Here, specific place 'library' has been mentioned from where books shall be borrowed. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
560:
C
Solution: Definite article 'the' is used when an adjective is used to represent the entire class of its type and not just a particular noun. Here, 'sick' indicates all sick people and not just a single person.
561:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8". Here X-ray begins with 'ex' and therefore 'an' article will be used.
562:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8". 'An' will be used before 'sms'.
563:
B
Solution: An indefinite article is used when we are talking generally about something whereas a definite article is used when we are talking about something specific. The indefinite articles are 'a' and 'an'. An is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound. A is used before a word starting with a consonant or consonant sound. A definite article is an article that tells the uniqueness of something. 'The' is the only definite article. The blank shall take 'an' as 'Italian City' is a noun complement.
564:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'letter' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the indefinite article 'a'.
565:
D
Solution: The first blank refers to time, the second to tree. The time is specified to be the first, definite article of "the" will be used in the first blank. The tree is preceded by an adjective of real, thus a countable noun "a" will be used in the second blank.
566:
C
Solution: The given nouns 'Chief Executive Officer' and 'Managing Director' are specific positions of a company, hence they are definite nouns and we use a definite article for both of them, 'the', which is the only definite article, and it modifies both the nouns because they're specific (what also makes them specific is the phrase 'in the meeting room' as we are referring to the CEO and the MD in the meeting room), hence Option C is correct.
567:
B
Solution: 'The' is used before the plural forms of names of the countries/states. For example, 'The Netherlands, The United Arab Emirates.' 'USA' is an abbreviation of United States of America. It is a made up of 50 states and hence we use 'The' before 'U.S.A.' 'India' is a proper noun which is in the singular form. We use no articles before the proper nouns, hence we will not use any article before 'India'.
568:
C
Solution: The article 'the' is used when the noun is specific and known to the speaker as well as the listener. The noun 'visa' is not specified as to which visa and it's been mentioned for the first time here, so 'the' isn't the correct article. An indefinite article, either 'a' or 'an' is required. 'An' is used for nouns beginning with a vowel, 'visa' begins with a consonant, and hence 'a' is the correct article for 'visa'.
569:
C
Solution: 'A' is an indefinite article used before consonant sounds. 'An' is an indefinite article used before vowel sounds. 'The' is a definite article used before definite/specific things/superlatives etc. 'The' is also used before adjectives which represent the entire class and not a specific person. Here, the adjective 'rich' is used without the noun and the adjective represents the entire class of rich people, not one specific rich person. The adjective is used as a noun in this case.
570:
B
Solution: An is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound. The blank shall take 'an' as it represents one of the English universities.
571:
A
Solution: Even though the word 'one' begins with the vowel 'o', it's pronounced as 'won' and thus has the sound of consonant 'w'. Thus, we use 'a' instead of 'an'.
572:
C
Solution: Article "the" will be used because (only musician) something specific has been mentioned.
573:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8".
574:
A
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because they are discussing a specific day (DEFINITE) when the weather was raining. Therefore, a/an is incorrect. In the second blank, article "a" will be used as the speaker is mentioning about the event for the first time.
575:
C
Solution: Article "the" will be used because they are discussing about a specific river (DEFINITE) whose water is not fit for drinking.
576:
A
Solution: The correct article is "a" because the word "long" begins with a consonant sound . "A" is used before words that start with a consonant sound , regardless of whether the first letter is a vowel or consonant. In this case, "long" starts with the consonant sound /l/ , so we say "a long time" . Using "an" would be incorrect because it is used before vowel sounds . "The" is used when referring to something specific or previously mentioned , which is not the case here. No article is not suitable because "a long time" is an indefinite period and requires an article.
577:
C
Solution: Since the speaker is referring to a specific house, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
578:
A
Solution: The blank shall take 'a' as 'book' is singular countable noun and starts with the consonant 'b'.
579:
C
Solution: As 'Kalidas' is compared with a specific person 'Shakespeare', 'the' article will be used.
580:
C
Solution: For this sentence, we use 'the' as the sentence tells that for definite or a particular help the speaker was thanked.
581:
C
Solution: Definite article is used with positions, directions, numbers etc. Hence, 'North' will follow 'the' article.
582:
D
Solution: The dress mentioned in the sentence is a single dress, with a combination of two colours, by adding an article to the blank, we change the meaning of the sentence, making it two dresses. Hence option D is correct.
583:
D
Solution: The correct use of articles in the sentence is as follows: " The Titanic met with an accident in the Pacific Ocean." In this sentence: "The" is used before "Titanic" because it refers to a specific ship, the Titanic. "An" is used before "accident" because it is the first mention of the accident, and "an" is used for indefinite nouns. "The" is used before "Pacific Ocean" because it refers to a specific ocean, the Pacific Ocean. So, the correct option is Option D: the, an, the , which correctly uses articles in the sentence.
584:
B
Solution: No article is required before a crop name. 'A' will be used in the second blank because there are other wholesome meal as well.
585:
C
Solution: While referring to a member of a particular class or group, we can use two kinds of statements. "Seals are excellent swimmers" or "The seal is an excellent swimmer." Since the given statement complies with the second type, it will use the definite article 'the'.
586:
C
Solution: "The Indian army" refers to a specific and known entity, so the definite article "the" is used. "The affected people" also refers to a specific group of people who were impacted, so "the" is again appropriate. "An" is used before singular, countable nouns that begin with a vowel sound, but here we are talking about specific known groups, not introducing something new or indefinite. Therefore, the correct sentence is: "The Indian army rescued the affected people." Hence, Option D is correct.
587:
A
Solution: We use the definite article 'the' before nouns that are already known to the reader. The noun 'sun' is already known, hence we use 'the'. We do not use articles in expressions like 'by day' or 'by night'. Also, we use the article 'the' while referring to a specific 'day' or 'night'. In the given sentence, 'day' is specific as the sentence narrates a particular day, and 'by night' is an expression that does not use 'the'.
588:
A
Solution: 'UFO' begins with 'yoo' sound and thus indefinite article 'A' will be used.
589:
C
Solution: When the speaker knows the person talked about 'The' article is used.
590:
C
Solution: The first blank shall take 'the' as it is followed by the word 'English' which represents a class of people. The second and third blank won't take any article as 'hands' is a plural noun and represents no specific number and 'Turkey' is the name of a country.
591:
C
Solution: Here, a specific place 'hospital' is mentioned to enquire whether the second person will go there or not. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
592:
A
Solution: The first and fourth blank will take no article as 'Summer' is a name of a season and 'very hot' is irrelevant. The second blank will take 'a' article as summer is mentioned as one of the seasons. The third blank will take 'the' article as it is specified 'summer of last year'.
593:
C
Solution: Here, the adjective 'faithful' is connected with a specific animal 'dog'. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
594:
B
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'Apple' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the indefinite article 'a/an'. The word 'apple' starts with a vowel sound and therefore 'an' will be used.
595:
A
Solution: Even though the word 'one' begins with the vowel 'o', it's pronounced as 'won' and thus has the sound of consonant 'w'. Thus, we use 'a' instead of 'an'.
596:
C
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because article "the" is used to refer to something specific (piano). In the second blank, 'piece' is specific, hence, article "the" will be used.
597:
B
Solution: Indefinite articles 'a' or 'an' are used when the noun is not specific or the noun is common. 'Onion' is common noun and begins with vowel sound, thus takes 'an' article.
598:
A
Solution: Indefinite articles 'a' or 'an' are used when the noun is not specific or the noun is common. 'Clay pot' is common noun and begins with consonant sound, thus takes 'a' article.
599:
B
600:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' refers to a particular subject & shows the uniqueness of the subjects of which the readers are aware of. The Birmingham Museum is unique. No article required before last year.
601:
D
Solution: We don't use any articles while referring to the name of a book. So, neither a definite nor indefinite article will be used here.
602:
A
Solution: Both 'union government' and 'areas' are specific in the sentence. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
603:
D
Solution: No article is required.
604:
D
Solution: No article is required.
605:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'woman' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.
606:
A
Solution: Here, indefinite article 'a' is used in vague sense of a certainty.
607:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'unicorn' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a/an'. The word 'unicorn' starts with a vowel but does not sound like a vowel and therefore 'a' will be used.
608:
C
Solution: Definite article 'the' is used before particular/specific things. Here, we are referring to the marriage of 'Ron & Brenda' specifically.
609:
D
Solution: No article is required.
610:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Best' is superlative.
611:
D
Solution: The first and second blank shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about a class of people (great) and their lives. The third blank won't take an article as 'contagion' is an abstract noun.
612:
D
Solution: No article is used before plural countable nouns used in a general sense. 'Shoes' is a plural countable noun and is used in a general sense in this sentence.
613:
D
Solution: No article is required.
614:
A
Solution: 'European' starts with a vowel but while pronouncing, we say 'Yu-ro-pi-un.' Hence, it has a consonant sound and not a vowel sound. Thus we can say 'a European'.
615:
A
616:
A
Solution: 'A' is used before unspecific/general, singular nouns which begin with a consonant sound. The sentence is referring to an unspecific 'mistake'. Therefore, the correct article is 'a'.
617:
D
Solution: No article is required.
618:
C
Solution: 'Corsica' is a proper noun and no article will be used before it. In the second blank 'the' article will be used because a specific location is mentioned i.e. 'Mediterranean sea'.
619:
C
Solution: Here, the speaker is talking about specific 'postman'. Hence, article 'the' will be used.
620:
D
Solution: The definite article 'the' is used before specific things. Here, we are referring to the specific information that 'you' need. Hence, we must use 'the' before it. No article is used before proper nouns. Here 'page 15' is a proper noun. Therefore, no article is used before it.
621:
B
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'optician' as general class of people like the first person's son. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a/an'. The word 'optician' starts with a vowel and therefore 'an' will be used.
622:
D
Solution: No article is required.
623:
A
Solution: Here, both 'camel' and 'long distance' are general class and not specific. Hence, 'a' article will be used.
624:
D
Solution: No article is required.
625:
D
Solution: The sentence talks about Queen Victoria introducing English education in India. When we refer to a specific historical figure or entity, we don't need to use an indefinite article ("a" or "an") or the definite article ("the") unless there is more than one of the same title. In this case, there was only one Queen Victoria, and we are referring to her in a specific historical context. So, the correct option is Option D: no article , which means that no article is needed in the sentence.
626:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8". 'An' will be used before 'S.D.O.' and 'officer'. 'A' will be used before 'very high rank'.
627:
D
Solution: The first and third blank shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about a particular explorer and a particular place. The second blanks shall take 'a' as 'Soviet airman' is adjective + a singular countable noun and starts with the consonant 'S'.
628:
A
Solution: Here, 'kilo' is a general class of measurement. Hence, 'a' article will be used.
629:
B
Solution: Before most proper nouns, like names of people, continents, countries, cities, etc, the use of an article is omitted. As 'Sicily' is the name of a city, (which is an island), no article precedes this word. However, before certain proper names, especially names of places, the definite article 'the' is used. The word 'Andamans' is one such proper name which denotes the name of a place (a group of islands). Other examples are: 'the Himalayas', the Sahara', 'the West Indies', etc.
630:
D
Solution: No article is required.
631:
D
Solution: No article is required.
632:
C
Solution: Here, it has been instructed to switch of a particular thing i.e. light. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
633:
B
Solution: 'Elephant' is a word with vowel sound and also a general word indicating all elephants. Hence, 'an' article is used.
634:
B
Solution: 'Unusual sight' is a general word that begins with vowel sound. Hence, indefinite article 'an' should be used.
635:
B
Solution: The noun 'accident' is an indefinite, singular noun that begins with a vowel, hence the indefinite article 'an' is used.
636:
C
Solution: "that I told you about" indicates particular man. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
637:
D
Solution: No article is used before most proper nouns. 'Liverpool University' is a proper noun.
638:
B
Solution: 'Exam' is a general word that begins with a vowel sound. Hence, indefinite article 'an' will be used.
639:
B
Solution: As the blank is followed by the word 'open-fire' which starts with the vowel 'o' and is a noun complement, it will take 'an'.
640:
C
Solution: Generally we don't use any article when a country name is mentioned but here 'United Kingdom' suggest a particular place where the speaker’s sister lives and therefore 'the' will be correct article to use.
641:
A
Solution: 'Kilo' is a general measurement quantity and therefore indefinite article will be used. The word begins with a consonant sound and 'a' will be the correct article to use.
642:
D
Solution: 'The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject. Option D is correct as 'The' refers to a particular subject & shows the uniqueness of the subjects.
643:
C
Solution: The writer is talking about a particular pond. So, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
644:
B
Solution: 'Amazing thing' is general not something specific. 'An' article will be used because 'amazing' begins with a vowel sound.
645:
A
Solution: Here, 'speech' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
646:
B
Solution: An indefinite article is used when we are talking generally about something. As 'unusual' is a complement to the noun 'dress', and starts with the vowel 'u', the blank shall take 'an'.
647:
C
Solution: 'Bible' is a specific book. So, 'the' article will be used.
648:
C
Solution: Articles are part of speech, used to indicate nouns and to specify their application. Definite articles (the) limit the meaning of a noun to one particular thing. Indefinite articles (a, an) indicate that a noun refers to a general idea and not a particular thing. The given sentence talks about a particular cafe, so a definite article must be used before it.
649:
D
Solution: No article is required.
650:
C
Solution: All the three blanks won't take any article as 'chemistry' is the name of a subject, 'university' is not specific and 'present' refers to time which is uncountable.
651:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" or "honour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8". The word 'University' has consonant sound 'yoo'. Hence, 'a' is used.
652:
C
Solution: In this sentence, "Reliance store" refers to a specific store, so it should be preceded by the definite article "the." "A" is used before singular countable nouns when they are mentioned for the first time, "an" is used before singular countable nouns beginning with a vowel sound, and "none of the above" is not correct in this context. Therefore, the correct sentence is: "Anu works at the Reliance store."
653:
A
Solution: Here, 'puppy' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
654:
C
Solution: 'only person' indicates particularity and therefore 'the' article will be used.
655:
A
Solution: The first blank shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about a particular task (primary task). The second and third blank won't take any article as both 'development' and 'poverty' are not singular countable nouns.
656:
D
Solution: 'Bible' is a specific book and 'Christians' are a specific group of people. So, 'the' article will be used before both. 'Religious books' is a general class of things. So, 'a' article will be used.
657:
D
Solution: No article is required.
658:
D
Solution: No article is required.
659:
B
Solution: We are referring to a small supermarket in general. So, we need to use an indefinite article here. Since 'small' begins with a consonant sound, we should use 'a'. 'The' is used before specific or unique places/things. Here, 'end' is specific because there is only one end and 'street' is the specific one on which the speaker lives.
660:
B, F
Solution: Here, the noun after the blank is common noun. Hence, indefinite article will be followed. 'An' is used because the word 'honest' sounds 'onest'.
661:
A
Solution: 'Shirt' is singular countable noun and will take indefinite article. 'A' article will be used because the word 'beautiful' begins with consonant sound.
662:
C
Solution: The adjective 'ferocious' is attached to a particular animal i.e. 'Lion'. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
663:
A
Solution: Definite article cannot be used because 'Table' is singular countable noun and comes for the first time in the sentence. Hence, indefinite article 'a' will be used as 'wooden' begins with consonant sound.
664:
C
Solution: 'The' is used before unique things (one of their kind). Earth is unique, that is, there is only one Earth.
665:
D
Solution: No article is required.
666:
C
Solution: The adjective 'thrilling' is attached to a particular movie. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
667:
B
Solution: Here, the noun after the blank is common noun. Hence, indefinite article will be followed. 'An' is used because the word 'honest' sounds 'onest'.
668:
C
Solution: Here, a specific 'birthday card' that the speaker sent is being talked about. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
669:
D
Solution: The given sentence tells us about the fort surrounded by random enemy soldiers. So there were more than one enemy soldier. Hence option A and B are eliminated. Option C is incorrect as it is definitely not known which enemy soldiers. Hence option D is correct.
670:
A
Solution: Zero article is used 'Before the name of meals'. For instance: Dinner, lunch. Hence, no article in the first blank. In the second blank specific 'day' has been mentioned and therefore 'the' shall be used.
671:
A
Solution: "A" is an indefinite article used to denote the singularity of a person or an object. Hence, will be used in the following sentence.
672:
C
Solution: In this particular sentence, the noun we are referring to is the 'sun', which is very specific. Hence the correct answer to this question is option C, 'the'.
673:
C
Solution: There won't be any article in the given blanks as 'high' and 'increased' are positive degree adjectives.
674:
D
Solution: No article is used before abstract nouns. 'Unemployment' is an abstract noun.
675:
A
Solution: Option A is the answer since "the" is a definite article and the first blank is talking about a definite day, which is the first day. The river and camp mentioned in the statement are indefinite ones and aren't talking about a particular river or camp, thus a definite article cannot be used. Both of them begin with consonants and not vowels, and thus "an" will not be used.
676:
C
Solution: Here, 'the scenery' of a specific place 'Kashmir' is being talked about and therefore 'the' article will be used.
677:
A
Solution: For general things indefinite article is used. The sound of the word 'European' starts with 'yoo' therefore 'a' article is correct.
678:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Hottest' is superlative.
679:
A
Solution: Option A is the correct answer as 'a' is an indefinite article that can be used before a singular nonspecific noun that starts with a consonant, like 'biscuit'.
680:
D
Solution: No article is required.
681:
D
Solution: The first blank will be filled with the indefinite article 'a'. Though the word following the blank starts with the vowel 'u' but as the word 'university' starts with a consonant sound, 'a' shall be used in the first blank. And whenever 'U.S.A.' is mentioned, the definite article 'the' comes before it.
682:
B
Solution: In the first blank, article "a" will be used because speaker is making a general statement about a picture. In the second blank, the speaker is specifically pointing out a specific wall, hence, article "the" will be used.
683:
C
Solution: Let's look at each blank spot individually: * First Blank: ". . . . . . . . English cannot make..." Here, we are talking about the English people *in general*. When we talk about a nationality in general terms, we don't use an article (a, an, or the). So, the correct choice here is "no article" . It would simply be "English cannot make..." * Second Blank: "...make . . . . . . . . good coffee" We are referring to coffee in a general way. We are not talking about one specific coffee. Therefore, we need the article "the" . So the line now read as " make the good coffee". * Third Blank: "...leaving . . . . . . . . restaurant." Here, we assume that she left a specific restaurant she was *in*. She is *not* leaving just any restaurant. Therefore, we use the definite article "the" . The line would be "...leaving the restaurant". Therefore, the correct option is Option C: no article, the, the .
684:
C
Solution: In the given sentence, the word, 'tonic' means 'a medicinal substance taken to give a feeling of vigour or well-being'. There are many 'tonics' in the world. 'Morning walk' is mentioned as one of them. As it refers to 'one of many' tonics, an indefinite article is used before the word, 'tonic'. The word 'exercise' is also used similarly. So, before the words, 'tonic' and 'exercise', an indefinite article is to be used. The choice between the indefinite articles, 'a' and 'an' is determined by the sound. Before a word beginning with a vowel sound, 'an' is used. Before a word beginning with a consonant sound, 'a' is used. The noun, 'tonic' begins with a consonant sound 't'. The noun 'exercise' begins with a vowel sound, 'e'. Hence, we use 'a' before 'tonic' (a tonic) and 'an' before 'exercise' (an exercise). The words, 'weak' and 'healthy' are adjectives. However, they are also sometimes used as nouns to refer to the entire class of people who are 'weak' and 'healthy' respectively. Hence, the definite article, 'the' is used before both these nouns.
685:
B
Solution: 'An' is one of the articles and therefore indefinite article shall be used. The word after the blank begins with vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.
686:
A
Solution: In the first blank, 'cat' as a general class is mentioned. 'A' article will be used. In the second blank, specific 'garden' where the cat is has been mentioned. Definite article 'the' will be used.
687:
A
Solution: Here, 'man' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
688:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'information' as specific little information that the person has had. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
689:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'student' as specific person. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
690:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'boy' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.
691:
D
Solution: The first blank refers to restaurant, the second to cinema and third to dinner. Since dinner is a meal, by rule, no article will be used in the third blank. The cinema is specified to the one that's close to the restaurant, definite article of "the" will be used in the second blank. The restaurant is preceded by an adjective, thus a countable noun "a" will be used in the first blank.
692:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'school' as specific school where Ram goes. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
693:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'Alps' as specific mountain. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
694:
C
Solution: Both 'way' and 'railway station' are specific in the sentence. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
695:
C
Solution: In this sentence, "He was elected the chairman of the board," the use of the definite article the is appropriate. It indicates that the person was elected to a specific and known position, which is the chairman of the board.
696:
C
Solution: The correct answer is the . In this sentence, the is the correct article to use before the word "piano" because it suggests that Williams can play a specific piano, referring to a particular musical instrument.
697:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'heiress' as specific person. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
698:
A
Solution: 'A' should be used before words with consonant sounds at the beginning and 'an' before words with vowel sounds at the beginning. The word 'University' has consonant sound 'yoo'. Hence, 'a' is used.
699:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8". 'An' will be used before 'sms'.
700:
B
Solution: Indefinite article is used with general statements. As 'easy' begins with vowel sound 'an' will be used.
701:
C
702:
A
Solution: Indefinite article is used with general statements. Even though the word 'one' begins with the vowel 'o', it's pronounced as 'won' and thus has the sound of consonant 'w'. Thus, we use 'a' instead of 'an'.
703:
B
Solution: Indefinite articles 'a' or 'an' are used when the noun is not specific or the noun is common. 'Egg' is common noun and begins with vowel sound, thus takes 'an' article.
704:
A
Solution: Indefinite articles 'a' or 'an' are used when the noun is not specific or the noun is common. 'Kalidas' is not specific as readers don't know which 'Kalidas'. Hence, article 'a' will be used as the word begins with consonant sound.
705:
C
Solution: In the first blank, 'January' is the name of a month and mostly no article is used with proper nouns. In the second blank, 'holiday' is used to denote one of the holidays. Hence, indefinite article 'a' will be used.
706:
C
Solution: 'The' article will be used because a specific train 'Grand Trunk express' is talked about.
707:
C
Solution: The definite article 'the' is used before unique things. There is only one president for a particular country, therefore 'the' is used before it. 'The' is also used before names of countries expressed in plurals like United States of America.
708:
D
Solution: No article is required.
709:
C
Solution: Here, there is one particular doctor who treated Thomas' uncle and so we need to use the definite article 'the'.
710:
A
711:
A
Solution: The indefinite article comprise 2 forms. "a" when it precedes a word starting with a "consonant", & "an" when it precedes a word starting with a "vowel". The indefinite article denotes the noun is a general idea instead of a specific thing. In the above we used "a", indefinite article, before the word "mistake" since the word starts with a consonant and it does not specify or restrict the meaning of the word.
712:
D
Solution: No article is required to carry out the meaning of the sentence.
713:
D
Solution: 'Death' and 'Country' are specific while 'great scientist' and 'great loss' are general in the sentence. 'The' article is used before specific words and 'A' article is used before general words having consonant sound at the beginning.
714:
A
Solution: 'A' is used before singular, unspecific nouns which begin with a consonant sound. It is also used to refer to 'one' object/thing/person. 'Week' here is unspecific since September has four weeks and it is not mentioned which week is referred to here.
715:
C
Solution: 'The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject. Option C is correct as 'The' is used with a word having a specific nature. Hence 'The Andaman and Nicobar Islands' implies a particular place.
716:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Tallest' is superlative.
717:
B
Solution: Here, the noun after the blank is common noun. Hence, indefinite article will be followed. 'An' is used because the word 'honest' sounds 'onest'.
718:
C
719:
C
Solution: Macy is a department store on the 34 th Street in New York. No article is used before "Macy" because proper nouns, like names of businesses or people, usually do not need an article. "A" is used before "department store" because it refers to one store among many and introduces it as a general noun. The indefinite article is used when mentioning something for the first time. "The" is used before "34 th Street" because it refers to a specific and known location in New York. Streets usually take the definite article when they are well-known or identified specifically. Option A: no article, a, no article is incorrect because "34 th Street" needs the definite article "the". Option B: the, a, no article is incorrect because "Macy" does not require an article, and "34 th Street" needs "the". Option D: the, a, the is incorrect because "Macy" should not have "the" before it, as it is a proper noun. Conclusion: The correct answer is Option C: no article, a, the , as it follows the correct usage of articles for proper nouns, general nouns, and specific locations.
720:
D
Solution: The correct answer is Option D because we don't use an article when the object follows the preposition "by".
721:
A
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because article 'the' is used with superlatives (shortest). In the second and fourth blank, article "the" will be used because 'world' is a proper noun. There is only one 'world'. In the third blank, article "the" will be used because "tallest" is superlative and article 'the' is used with superlatives. In the fifth blank, no article or 'zero article' will be used because 'Africa' is a country and no article is used before a country name.
722:
D
Solution: Both 'servant' and 'room' are specific in the sentence. Definite article 'the' will be used.
723:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Best' is superlative.
724:
A
Solution: In the given sentence, the speaker is referring to a boy who is standing in a particular position in a particular row i.e. "the fourth position in the third row". Hence, the noun 'fourth boy' and 'third row' should be preceded by the definite article 'the'. Option A is the only option which indicates the use of the article 'the' in both the blanks and is the correct option.
725:
D
Solution: No article is required.
726:
C
Solution: 'The' is used to indicate a specific thing or person. Here, the speaker is talking about the specific key which opens the door to the house.
727:
C
728:
A
729:
B
Solution: Here, 'ugly girl' is a general class of people and 'ass' is specific. Hence, 'an' and 'the' will be used respectively.
730:
D
Solution: No article is required.
731:
A
Solution: 'a/an' is used with singular noun. 'A' article will be used here as the word is consonant.
732:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" or "honour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8".
733:
B
Solution: Here, 'man' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts with vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.
734:
D
Solution: No article is required.
735:
D
Solution: No article is required.
736:
C
Solution: Here, a specific instrument 'sarod' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
737:
C
Solution: Here, a specific sea 'Bay of Bengal' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
738:
D
Solution: No article is required.
739:
B
Solution: All the blanks except the third blank will take 'the' as the sentence talks about a particular kingdom (Kingdom of Nepal), a particular range of mountains (Himalayas), a particular mountain (world's highest mountain), a particular group of people and a group of places (villages).
740:
C
Solution: Here, honesty (abstract noun) is followed by preposition 'of'. Hence, 'the' article should be used.
741:
C
Solution: Here, a specific 'watch' is being talked about. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
742:
C
Solution: As 'Kolkata' is compared with a specific place 'London', 'the' article will be used.
743:
A
Solution: 'Rome' being a proper noun will not take any article but 'day' is a singular countable noun starting with a consonant sound and will take indefinite article 'a'.
744:
B
Solution: 'Aeroplane' is a singular countable noun starting with a vowel sound and therefore indefinite article 'an' will be used.
745:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Prettiest' is superlative.
746:
A
Solution: Even though the word 'one' begins with the vowel 'o', it's pronounced as 'won' and thus has the sound of consonant 'w'. Thus, we use 'a' instead of 'an'.
747:
A
Solution: In the first blank, "first" here refers to the starting of the event, therefore "no article" will be used. "At first" is a commonly used phrase. In the second blank, article "the" will be used because the sentence is referring to something specific (specifically the first time). In the third blank, 'London' is a place, hence, "no article" will be used.
748:
A
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because 'most' is a superlative adjective and article "the" is used with superlative adjectives.(concept) Similarly, in the second blank, 'greatest' is superlative adjective, therefore, article "the" will be used. In the third blank, article "the" will be used because article "the" is used when there is something only one (the moon, the sun, 'the world'). In the fourth blank, English word is representing a specific group of people. Therefore, article "the" will be used.
749:
C
Solution: The definite article 'the' is used before specific things/places. The sentence is referring to the specific week after the next.
750:
D
Solution: No article is required.
751:
C
Solution: Definite article is used with positions, directions, numbers etc. Hence, 'underground' will follow 'the' article.
752:
D
Solution: In the FIRST blank, article "the" will be used because "Potomac River" is a definite place. Similarly, article "the" will be used in the SECOND blank because 'District of Columbia' is also a "definite place".
753:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Most' is superlative.
754:
C
Solution: 'The' is a definite article and is used before specific things/places. The sentence refers to the specific book that was lent.
755:
B
Solution: Here, 'accident' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts with vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.
756:
D
Solution: No article is used before uncountable and abstract nouns or plural countable nouns used in a general sense. Here, 'concerts' is a plural countable noun used in a general sense.
757:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Best' is superlative.
758:
A
Solution: Here, 'tear' is unspecific and general. Hence, indefinite article 'a' will be used as the word 'tear' begins with a consonant sound.
759:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Tallest' is superlative.
760:
A
Solution: No article will be used in the first blank as Kashmir is a proper noun. As 'Kashmir' is compared with a specific place 'Switzerland', 'the' article will be used in the second blank.
761:
C, E
Solution: Friend is a common noun. Indefinite article 'A' would fit in the two blanks, as the sentence is a proverb, and for an honest saying the grammatical rules remain the same.
762:
D
Solution: No article is used before plural countable nouns used in a general sense just like 'dogs' in the given sentence.
763:
D
Solution: No article is required.
764:
D
Solution: 'Feet' is a plural subject and unspecific. Therefore, no article can be used.
765:
C
Solution: Here, a specific 'exercise' is being talked about. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
766:
C
Solution: Here, a specific group 'physically challenged' has been mentioned. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
767:
C
768:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8". Here MBA begins with 'em' and therefore 'an' article will be used.
769:
A
Solution: In the first blank, "no article" or "zero article" will be used because no article is used before meals' name (fried chicken). Similarly, in the second blank, "no article" or "zero article" will be used because no article is used with food names (green salad). In the third blank, "no article" or "zero article" will be used because no article is used before food names' (dessert).
770:
B
Solution: No article is required in the first blank because ignorance is an abstract noun while in the second blank, 'the' shall be used because the second part is about a specific person's ignorance.
771:
C
Solution: Here, a specific lecture that the person missed is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
772:
C
Solution: 'The' will be used here because the sentence talks about a particular canal.
773:
C
Solution: Articles 'a, an and the' are used to determine if a noun is definite or indefinite. Sometimes an article modifies a noun that is also modified by an adjective. Here the noun is 'moment' and 'proudest' is an adjective that is modifying the noun. The usual word order is article + adjective + noun, 'proudest moment' is a definite or particular moment that the sentence is taking about, hence 'the' is used.
774:
C
Solution: 'The' will be used here because the sentence talks about a particular case.
775:
A
Solution: The sentence talks about 'palm tree' in general and therefore 'a' article will be used.
776:
A
Solution: In the given sentence, we are talking about one giant tortoise. When the noun is singular 'a/an' article must be used before it. 'A' is used in front of words that start with a consonant sound. 'An' is used in front of words that start with a vowel sound.
777:
C
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because article 'the' is used to refer to a definite thing or person and here 'pupils' are definite. In the second blank, article "the" will be used because 'fifth' is a specific term and "the" is used to indicate specific things. In the third blank, article "a" will be used because 'book' is a general term or a common noun.
778:
A
Solution: In the first blank, "no article" or "zero article" will be used because zero article is used 'Before the name of meals'. For instance: Dinner, lunch and here meat is a meal. Therefore, no article will be used. Similarly, in the second blank, 'no article' will be used because no article is used before the names of vegetables, plants etc. In the third blank, article "the" will be used because article "the" is used to refer to a Definite person or a thing. It is also used before ordinals such as "first", "second" etc. Here, 'second course' is definite and specifically mentioned.
779:
B
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'octopus' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a/an'. The word 'octopus' starts with a vowel and therefore 'an' will be used.
780:
B
Solution: 'European' starts with a vowel but while pronouncing, we say 'Yu-ro-pi-un.' Hence, it has a consonant sound and not a vowel sound. Thus we can say 'a European'. 'Indian' starts with a vowel and has a vowel sound as well. Hence, we can say 'an Indian.'
781:
B
Solution: The statement is talking about a particular night that was sharp and frosty, and thus the definite article "the" will be used. Here we are talking about ‘foot’ and ‘head’ in general, to form a metaphor, and indicate the intensity of the situation, thus no articles will be used before them.
782:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'language' as general class of things like 'Latin' which is given in the question. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.
783:
B
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'teacher' as general class of people like 'Sarah'. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a/an'. The word 'excellent' starts with a vowel and therefore 'an' will be used.
784:
C
Solution: We are referring specifically to the beds of the hotel mentioned. When we refer to specific things, we use the definite article 'the' before them.
785:
C
Solution: Although before most proper nouns like names of people, continents, countries, cities, mountains, etc use of the article should be omitted. However, before some proper names, such as name of a famous building, museum, work of art, and monument etc. definite article 'the' should be used. 'Taj Mahal' is a famous monument.
786:
C
Solution: Here, a particular man who was searching for his daughter is talked about. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
787:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'concert' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.
788:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'equator' as specific class. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
789:
A
Solution: Mr. Roy lives in a village. "A" is used before "village" because it refers to one village among many, and it is a general, non-specific reference. The indefinite article "a" is used before words that start with a consonant sound, like "village". Option B: an is incorrect because "an" is used before words starting with a vowel sound, but "village" starts with a consonant sound. Option C: the is incorrect because "the" is used for specific or previously mentioned nouns, but in this case, we are referring to a general village, not a specific one. Option D: none of the above is incorrect because the correct article is "a". Conclusion: The correct answer is Option A: a , as it properly introduces "village" with the indefinite article for a general, non-specific reference.
790:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'house' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.
791:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'girl' as specific class. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
792:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8".
793:
A
Solution: 'A' article is used before lot of when the noun is singular uncountable. Here 'time' is singular uncountable.
794:
D
Solution: In English , articles are used to indicate the specificity of a noun. "A" and "an" are indefinite articles used before singular, countable nouns when referring to something nonspecific. "The" is a definite article used before specific nouns that are known to both the speaker and the listener. In this sentence , "coffee" is an uncountable noun when referring to the substance in general. Therefore, no article is needed before "coffee." The correct sentence is "Let us go to a restaurant and have coffee."
795:
D
Solution: Toni has an terrible stomach ache. "An" is used before "terrible" because it starts with a vowel sound. The indefinite article "an" is used before words that begin with vowel sounds to facilitate smoother pronunciation. Option A: a is incorrect because "a" is used before words that start with consonant sounds. Since "terrible" starts with a vowel sound, "an" is the correct choice. Option C: the is incorrect because "the" is used for specific references. In this case, Toni's stomach ache is general and not previously mentioned, so the indefinite article is appropriate. Option D: no article is incorrect because a noun phrase like "stomach ache" needs an article to indicate it is a singular countable noun in this context. Conclusion: The correct answer is Option B: an , as it correctly follows the rule of using "an" before words that begin with vowel sounds.
796:
A
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because article "the" is used to refer to a definite time (afternoon). In the second blank, article "the" will be used because the speaker is specifically mentioning the 'afternoon wind'. In the third blank, "the" will not be used because the word "difficulties" has been used generally and not specifically, describing the type of it. The articles A and An can't be used because 'difficulties' is plural. So, 'no article'.
797:
C
Solution: Here, we want to focus on one particular thing i.e. "sky" and not thing in general. So, 'the' is the right word here.
798:
B
Solution: In the sentence 'old car' is general noun. The word (old) has vowel sound and therefore 'an' article is used.
799:
A
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because the speaker is mentioning some specific place. In the second blank, article "the" will be used because article 'the' is used with something unique (The Sun, The Moon).
800:
A
Solution: 'Town' is a non-specific noun. The phrase 'small town' describes where the person lives and is not specific on its own. Hence, we use the article 'a'.
801:
C
Solution: Here, 'climate' of a specific place 'India' has been mentioned. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
802:
A
Solution: As a single coin was found by the speaker, the article 'a' shall be used in the first blank. 'An' shall not be used in the first blank because one starts with a consonant sound.
803:
C
Solution: Here, a specific 'ticket' about which the speaker talked earlier is mentioned. Hence, article 'the' will be used.
804:
C
Solution: Here, a specific group of people 'Brave' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
805:
A
Solution: 'Jeep crash' is something common and therefore 'a' is the correct article to use.
806:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Greatest' is superlative.
807:
A
Solution: When a noun's identity is not known, it's a non-specific noun, hence an indefinite article is used. Indefinite articles like 'a' or 'an' are used when the noun is not specific (indefinite). The noun 'policeman' is non-specific hence article 'a' is used because 'policeman' begins with consonant sound.
808:
C
Solution: Here, the location of 'church' is specified i.e. 'on the corner'. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
809:
C
Solution: Here, specific 'doctor' who is on leave is talked about. Hence, article 'the' will be used.
810:
D
Solution: No article is used before uncountable/abstract nouns used in a general sense. (Good) Weather is an abstract noun used in a general sense in the given sentence.
811:
A
Solution: Here 'pencil' is general and unspecific. Indefinite article 'a' will be used as 'pencil' begins with consonant sound.
812:
D
Solution: 'Harry Brown' is spoken about as an orator as well as a politician. Since both these aspects belong to the same person, article is also used only once to modify the noun, where 'a' modifies the phrase "great orator and politician". Hence article is not used before the noun 'politician'. If it's used, it changes the meaning of the sentence by saying that the politician is a different person.
813:
B
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because it is an exception. With the Countries names starting with 'State, United and Republic', article "the" will be used. In the second blank, country is common noun, it is something general, and therefore, article "a" will be used.
814:
C
Solution: Here, specific 'park' near 'school' has been mentioned. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
815:
A
Solution: 'a' should be used before words with consonant sounds at the beginning and 'an' before words with vowel sounds at the beginning when talking about something general. The word 'University' has consonant sound 'yoo'. Hence, article 'a' is used.
816:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8".
817:
C
Solution: Here, 'Himalaya' is specific mountain range. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
818:
A
Solution: Here, 'meal' is something general and indefinite article will be used. 'An' article will be used as 'Wonderful' begins with consonant sound.
819:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8". Here H.B.A begins with a vowel sound and therefore 'an' article will be used.
820:
C
Solution: As it is mentioned 'Principal' we know that a specific school is being talked about. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
821:
D
Solution: No article is used before abstract/uncountable nouns. 'Time' is an abstract noun as used in this sentence.
822:
A
Solution: 'A' is used before singular nouns which refer to unspecific things. 'The' is used before superlatives. Here, we are referring to an unspecific 'hot day', so 'a' will be used before it. However, since 'hottest' is a superlative degree, we need to use 'the' before it.
823:
D
Solution: No article is used before abstract nouns. 'War' is an abstract noun.
824:
B
Solution: The indefinite article 'an' shall be used here because the sentence talks about the 'appointment' (which is something general). Also, 'appointment' starts with a vowel sound.
825:
A
Solution: 'Bottle' is a common noun and indefinite article will be used. 'A' article is used because the word 'bottle' starts with a consonant sound.
826:
A
Solution: In the first blank, article "a" will be used as the sentence is referring to something general. In the second blank, article "the" will be used because "country" is a definite place.
827:
A
Solution: Even though the word 'one' begins with the vowel 'o', it's pronounced as 'won' and thus has the sound of consonant 'w'. Thus, we use 'a' instead of 'an'.
828:
A
Solution: Here, 'Bhagavad Gita' is a specific book and 'Hindus' are a specific class of people. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used before both the blanks.
829:
A
Solution: Here, 'Cat' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts with consonant sound. 'A' article will be used.
830:
C
Solution: 'A' is used before unspecific/general nouns that begin with a consonant sound. Here, 'job' and 'bank' are unspecific ones. Hence, option C is correct. Had there been only one particular bank in Manchester, we would have used 'the' in the second blank. However, it is unlikely that there would be only one bank.
831:
C
Solution: 'Novel' is a common noun and begins with consonant sound, therefore, it will take indefinite article 'a'. 'Evening' is specific time of the day and therefore 'the' article will be used.
832:
B
Solution: 'An' is used because 'job' is something general and is followed with the word 'easy'.
833:
C
Solution: Here, a specific book 'Vedas' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
834:
C
Solution: The definite article 'the' is used before specific/particular things. Here, 'garden' refers to a specific one, which is near the speaker's house.
835:
D
Solution: No article is required.
836:
C
Solution: Here, a specific 'dog' whom 'Bane' is taking has been mentioned. Definite article 'the' will be used.
837:
B
Solution: Here, 'language' word is a common noun and therefore indefinite article will be used. The word after the blank begins with vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.
838:
C
Solution: 'Smiths' is a specific group of people. Definite article 'the' will be used.
839:
A
Solution: Here, 'friend' is a general class of people and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
840:
C
Solution: Here, it is specifically talked about 'setting sun'. Definite article 'the' will be used.
841:
C
Solution: The sentence suggests that the speaker believes that the listener already knows what he is referring to and the hint also indicates that. In this case, we use definite article, 'the' for both the nouns. Hence option C is the correct answer.
842:
C
Solution: Here, a specific epic poem 'Ramayana' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
843:
A
Solution: The second person is one of the member of the club. Hence, 'a' article will be used.
844:
A
Solution: Here, 'cook' is a general class of people and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
845:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with a word having a specific nature. Hence 'The Times of India' implies a particular newspaper.
846:
D
Solution: No article is required.
847:
B
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'boy' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a/an'. The word 'excellent' starts with a vowel and therefore 'an' will be used.
848:
C
Solution: 'The' is used before adjectives when they represent a particular class or group rather than a single noun. Here, the adjective 'poor' is used to indicate the entire class of poor people.
849:
A
Solution: Generally, we use "the" before "cinema" because it's a specific place people go for entertainment. David is going to a specific cinema, so we use "the cinema" . However, "church" is a bit different. We often use "church" without "the" when referring to it as a place of worship or religious activity. David's father is going to church for religious reasons, so we use "no article" . Therefore, the correct answer is Option A: the, no article .
850:
C
Solution: In the given sentence, we are referring to the shops located in a specific place, the city center. Hence the noun 'shops' is specific for which we use the definite article 'the', option C is the correct option.
851:
A
Solution: 'a' should be used before words with consonant sounds at the beginning and 'an' before words with vowel sounds at the beginning. The word 'University' has consonant sound 'yoo'. Hence, 'a' is used.
852:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'shirt' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.
853:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'letter' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.
854:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'ewe' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.
855:
D
Solution: In the sentence "He fell and was taken to . . . . . . . . hospital", we need to consider whether we are talking about a specific hospital or just a hospital in general. When someone is injured and taken to "hospital", it is usually understood to mean the local hospital or a hospital for treatment . Therefore, it does not refer to a specific hospital that was previously mentioned. In British English , when referring to an institution like "hospital" in general, we don't usually use an article . Similarly we don't use an article for school or prison if we are the patient, student, or prisoner. Therefore, the correct answer is D: none of the above because no article is necessary in this sentence.
856:
D
Solution: "An" is used before words that begin with a vowel sound , not just a vowel letter. "Orphan" begins with a vowel sound, so the correct article is "an" . "Heir" starts with a silent "h", and the word sounds like it begins with a vowel ("air"), so it also takes "an" . Therefore, the correct sentence is: You should adopt an orphan as an heir. Hence, the correct option is D: an, an
857:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Holiest' is superlative.
858:
B
Solution: Indefinite articles 'a' or 'an' are used when the noun is not specific or the noun is common. 'Egg' is common noun and begins with vowel sound, thus takes 'an' article.
859:
C
Solution: 'The' is used as a definite article for specific objects or objects that both the speaker and the listener know. Specific car that was seen near the post office is mentioned. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
860:
B
Solution: 'Unjust charge' is unspecific and indefinite article will be used. As the word 'unjust' begins with a vowel sound, article 'an' will be used.
861:
A
Solution: In the first blank, article "a" will be used as the sentence is referring to something general i.e. 'tree'. Similarly, article "a" will be used in the second blank because mountain is a common noun and article 'a' is used before common noun.
862:
A
Solution: Article "a" will be used as the sentence is referring to something general i.e. 'glass of milk'.
863:
A
Solution: The restaurant is preceded by an adjective 'nice', thus a countable noun "a" will be used in the blank.
864:
C
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because a specific demonstration is being talked about. In the second blank, "no article" will be used because India is the name of a country.
865:
B
Solution: Article 'the' will be used because article 'the' is used with something unique (The Sun, The Moon, and The Earth).
866:
D
Solution: No article is required.
867:
A
Solution: "The" is a definite article which is used before a noun that is fixed, special or discussed earlier. "A/An" is used before an indefinite singular noun. "Union" is an indefinite noun starting with a consonant sound. Hence "a" will be used.
868:
C
Solution: Here, a specific type of costume is being talked about. Definite article 'the' will be used.
869:
A
Solution: The first blank shall take 'the' as the sentenced talks about a particular tax's removal. The second and third blank won't take any article as 'import duty' and 'European goods' are phrases with an adjective + a concrete noun and adjective + a plural noun.
870:
C
Solution: Here, 'all' indicates each and every student and therefore it is specific. Definite article 'the' is used with specific sentence.
871:
B
Solution: 'An' is one of the articles and therefore indefinite article shall be used. The word after the blank begins with vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.
872:
C
Solution: No article is used before most proper nouns. IBM and British Telecom are both proper nouns.
873:
C
Solution: Article 'the' will be used because article 'the' is used with something unique (The Sun, The Moon, and The Earth).
874:
C
Solution: The noun 'accident' is an indefinite, singular noun that begins with a vowel, hence the indefinite article 'an' is used. The second and third nouns, 'car' and 'tree' are not specified and they're mentioned for the first time, they're indefinite nouns. Both 'car' and 'tree' begin with a consonant, hence 'a' is the correct article for both. The noun 'driver' has not been mentioned before, but in the context of the sentence, the noun is specific because the driver belongs to that particular car and there can be only one single driver in one car. Hence the reader knows which driver is being spoken about, which is why 'the' is used. In the second sentence the noun 'car' is used twice. By then, we know which specific car is being referred to, hence 'the' is the correct article.
875:
D
876:
D
Solution: No article is required because no article is put before abstract noun. 'Beauty' is an abstract noun.
877:
A
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:
B
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:
B
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:
A
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.
881:
D
Solution: Here, 'Tower bridge' is specific while 'fortress' is general. 'The' and 'A' article will be followed respectively.
882:
A
Solution: As the speaker is generally asking if there was a dining room in the cottage and as dining room is a singular countable noun, indefinite article 'A' will be used.
883:
A
Solution: The given statement mentions the jewellery first and then an unspecific necklace which is a part of the jewellery. The noun being an indefinite member of a specific group, article 'a' would be correct because the noun 'necklace' begins with a consonant.
884:
C
Solution: A specific ocean 'Atlantic ocean' has been mentioned and therefore definite article 'the' will be used.
885:
A
Solution: George works three mornings a week. It hasn't been specified which week, it's a general week, or every week. Being a non-specific, indefinite noun the article 'a' is the correct option.
886:
A
Solution: It is common knowledge that people get only one headache. Also, it starts with "h" which is a consonant so we don't use "an" which also signifies a singular quantity. So, article 'A' will be used.
887:
A
Solution: 'A' is used before singular nouns which are used in a general sense. Here, 'garden' is a singular noun used in a general sense and it begins with a consonant sound.
888:
B
Solution: The noun 'interview' is non-specific because it's mentioned for the first time and is not followed by a clause that would further specify it. Hence an indefinite article is used. 'An' is an indefinite article used for the non-specific noun 'interview' that begins with the vowel 'i' hence option B is correct.
889:
C
Solution: Here, the subject is looking at one particular street for one particular restaurant. When we refer to something specific, we use the definitive article 'the'.
890:
C
Solution: Here, the subject is accepting a particular glass of milk offered by the commander. When we refer to something specific, we use the definite article 'the'.
891:
C
Solution: Articles 'a, an and the' are used to determine if a noun is definite or indefinite. 'Pleasure' is a particular thing that the subject may have from company, hence 'the' is used.
892:
C
Solution: We are referring to specifically those people in the photograph. For nouns that refer to specific things, we use the definite article 'the'.
893:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'teacher' as general class of people like 'Mr. Shah'. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the indefinite article 'a/an'. The word 'senior' starts with a consonant and therefore 'a' will be used.
894:
A
Solution: Here, 'He' is singular pronoun and indefinite article shall be followed. The word after the blank begins with consonant sound and therefore 'a' article will be used.
895:
A
Solution: "The" is a definite article which is used before a noun that is fixed, special or discussed earlier. "A/An" is used before an indefinite singular noun. "Union of domestic servants" is a indefinite noun. Hence "a" will be used.
896:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about 'Quran' as specific book. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'. 'a' will be used in the second blank because 'book' is a common noun.
897:
B
Solution: In the sentence 'old man' is general noun and indefinite article should be used. The word (old) has vowel sound therefore 'an' article is used.
898:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'Alps' as specific mountain. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
899:
A
Solution: 'Taj Mahal' is one of the seven wonders. With singular nouns indefinite article is used. 'A' article will be used.
900:
C
Solution: We are using the word 'FM' to represent the whole class to which it belongs. In such cases, we use the definite article 'the'.
901:
A
Solution: Option A is correct because none of the blanks require articles to provide meaning to the sentence.
902:
C
903:
C
Solution: Here, 'the' is used because the speaker/writer is talking about the particular animal which is a native of Norway.
904:
B
Solution: Here, 'Burmese' and 'Buddhists' both are specific class. Definite article 'the' is used with specific classes.
905:
D
Solution: No article is required.
906:
B
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'Apple' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a/an'. The word 'apple' starts with a vowel and therefore 'an' will be used.
907:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'time' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.
908:
A
Solution: In the first blank, article "a" will be used as it is written 'American Polar Traveller' and it is a general noun. In the second blank, article "the" will be used because article "the" is used when with ordinals such as "first", "second" etc and it is given that 'he was () first to reach.' Similarly, 'North Pole' is a proper noun (something unique). Therefore, in the third blank, article "the" will be used.
909:
B
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'absurd' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a/an'. The word 'absurd' starts with a vowel and therefore 'an' will be used.
910:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about 'Quran' as specific book. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
911:
B
Solution: In the FIRST Blank, article "the" will be used because "SMITHS" is the family name of a specific group of people. In the SECOND blank, article "the" will be used because we use a definite article before names of certain places such as 'Black Sea'.
912:
B
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'orange' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a/an'. The word 'orange' starts with a vowel and therefore 'an' will be used.
913:
C
Solution: In the FIRST Blank, article "a" will be used as the sentence is referring to something general.
In the SECOND blank, "no article" will be used because no article is used before the term school, college etc.
914:
A
Solution: Here, 'cook' is a general class of people and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts with consonant sound. 'A' article will be used.
915:
A
Solution: 'A' is used before common nouns, singular subjects, or before unspecific things used in the vague sense of a certain. Here, 'wonderful time' is used in a general sense.
916:
C
Solution: Here, the adjective 'airy' is connected with a specific room. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
917:
A
Solution: Article "a" will be used because 'song' is a general noun, here it can be any song.
918:
A
919:
C
Solution: As 'Delhi' is compared with a specific place 'Paris', 'the' article will be used.
920:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Smallest' is superlative.
921:
A
Solution: In the first blank, article "a" will be used because article "a" is used when the speaker is mentioning something for the first time or the speaker is making a general statement about any such thing. In the second blank, article "the" will be used because article "the" is used to refer to something specific. Here, it is written that the room is specifically the 'reading room'. Similarly, in the third blank, it is specifically mentioned that the library is 'public'. Therefore, article "the" will be used.
922:
C
Solution: The article 'the' is a definite article which is used for specific singular or plural nouns. As mentioned in the statement, the guide had already spoken about the pile of sticks. It's a specific plural noun, which makes option C the correct answer for this question.
923:
D
Solution: In most cases, when a noun is a proper noun, no article is placed before it. 'Ship Inn' is a proper noun and does not need an article hence option D is correct.
924:
C
Solution: Here, 'glass' is a general noun and indefinite article is used. 'A' article will be used because 'glass' begins with consonant sound. No article will be used in the second blank as there is a preposition 'of' before the blank.
925:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8".
926:
B
Solution: The indefinite article 'a' is used before unspecific singular nouns used in a general sense and beginning with a consonant sound. Definite article 'the' is used before specific things. Here, 'meal' is mentioned in a general sense but 'vegetables' are mentioned specifically as those that were part of the meal.
927:
C
Solution: Here, specific 'little information' is talked about. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
928:
C
Solution: The blank will take 'the' article as it is specified 'summer of last year'.
929:
C
Solution: Generally, articles are not used before proper nouns. 'English' and 'Physics' are the proper names of subjects. Hence, no articles will be used and option C is correct.
930:
B
Solution: The first blank shall take 'a' as the sentence talks of only one 'problem'. The second blank shall take 'the' as it is followed by an adjective + a plural noun. The third blank won't take any article as 'population growth' is adjective + an abstract noun.
931:
D
Solution: No article is required.
932:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Easiest' is superlative.
933:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about specific place 'University'. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
934:
D
Solution: Definite article 'the' is used as an adverb before comparative degree. 'Higher' and 'Colder' are comparative degrees.
935:
A
Solution: Here, 'dress' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
936:
C
Solution: Here 'President' is a specific title and therefore 'the' article will be used.
937:
A
Solution: Here, 'book' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
938:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" or "honorary" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8".
939:
A
Solution: There are other useful exercises as well. Swimming is one of them. Hence, indefinite article will be used. The word 'useful' starts with consonant sound and 'a' article will be used.
940:
A
Solution: Here, 'fan' is a general class of people and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
941:
A
Solution: As the blank is followed by the words 'big bathroom' which is a noun complement and as the following word starts with 'b' which is a consonant, it takes 'a'.
942:
A
Solution: Here, 'bread' is a general food item a part of which is bought and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
943:
D
Solution: No article is required.
944:
B
Solution: The sentence suggests that the UN officials are greeting people on a specific occasion, which is Diwali. Therefore, both articles should be definite articles "the," indicating a particular occasion (Diwali). Therefore, the correct completion is: " the UN officials greeted the people on the occasion of Diwali."
945:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'police' as specific class. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
946:
C
Solution: Here, a specific place 'ground' is mentioned and therefore article 'the' will be used.
947:
D
Solution: All the three blanks shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about two particular person's state at a particular time.
948:
D
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:
A
Solution: 'Large' is a common word not beginning with a vowel sound. Hence, article 'a' will be used here.
950:
B
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.
951:
C
Solution: 'Nobel prize' is a particular award and therefore 'the' article will be used.
952:
D
Solution: No article is required.
953:
A
Solution: 'A' is used before a singular subject which starts with a consonant sound. Here, 'one' light is mentioned.
954:
A
Solution: The first blank shall not take any article as 'France' is the name of a country whereas the second blank shall take 'the' as the United Kingdom is a country that consists of 4 nations which is rare.
955:
A
Solution: The first blank shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about a specific day's weather i.e. the day before. The second blank shall not take any article as when 'home' is used alone, i.e. not preceded or followed by a descriptive phrase or word, 'the' is omitted.
956:
B
Solution: The indefinite article 'a' or 'an' is used in its original numerical sense of one i.e. to indicate that there is a single unit of something. In the given statement, Maya has two different pendants, one blue and one green, thus indefinite article should be used before both blue and green pendants. If we use it only before blue then the meaning of the sentence will change and it will indicate that Maya has only one pendant which is both blue and green in colour. 'An' can only be used before a word that begins with a vowel sound which is not so in the given sentence. Hence, both blank will be preceded by 'a' article.
957:
A
Solution: Here, 'walk' is something general and not specific. Indefinite article 'a' will be used as 'walk' begins with consonant sound.
958:
C
Solution: 'Mother' is specific about 'necessity'. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used. 'Invention' is uncountable and will not take any article.
959:
C
Solution: 'You cooked' indicates a particular person that cooked the 'meat'. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
960:
A
Solution: 'U-turn' is general but begins with a consonant sound 'yoo'. Hence, indefinite article 'a' will be used.
961:
A
Solution: 'A' article is used when the noun is singular uncountable and begins with consonant sound. Here 'time' is singular uncountable.
962:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'weekend' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the indefinite article 'a/an'. 'Great' begins with consonant sound and therefore 'a' article will be used.
963:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about 'USA' as specific place. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
964:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8".
965:
C
Solution: Here, a specific pencil that was lent is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
966:
D
Solution: No article is required.
967:
C
Solution: Low season is an uncountable thing as low season or high season does not specify anything. It cannot be measured. So we don't require any article here. Therefore, 'no article' comes before 'low season'. Most is used to indicate a superlative form of word and it also does not specify anything remaining an uncountable word. So we don't require any articles here also. Therefore 'no article' comes before 'most'. The word 'hotels' is used to refer to a particular place. So we'll use an article before 'hotels'. Here 'hotels' are referred specifically and thus we use a definite article which is 'the'. Therefore, 'the' comes before 'hotels'.
968:
D
Solution: No article is required.
969:
B
Solution: An indefinite article is used when we are talking generally about something whereas a definite article is used when we are talking about something specific. The indefinite articles are 'a' and 'an'. 'An' is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound. A is used before a word starting with a consonant or consonant sound. A definite article is an article that tells the uniqueness of something. 'The' is the only definite article. Both the blanks shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about a particular time period (last fifty years, previous two hundred years).
970:
C
Solution: Here, definite article 'the' will be used because the speaker gave specific 'money' that was found.
971:
B
Solution: Here, the noun after the blank is common noun. Hence, indefinite article will be followed. 'An' is used because the word 'honest' sounds 'onest'.
972:
A
Solution: 'A' should be used before words that are general and also has consonant sounds at the beginning and 'An' before words with vowel sounds at the beginning. The word 'University' has consonant sound 'yoo'. Hence, 'A' is used.
973:
D
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because article 'the' is used with superlatives (best). In the second blank, article "a" will be used because article 'a' is used when speaker is making a general statement and mentioning something for the first time.
974:
C
Solution: 'Blue one' indicates specificity about a particular shirt. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
975:
B
976:
D
Solution: No article is required.
977:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Best' is superlative.
978:
A
Solution: 'Trouser' is general and unspecific. Indefinite article will be used. 'Black' begins with a consonant sound and therefore 'a' article will be used.
979:
C
Solution: 'French' and 'Germans' refer to the entire class of people who are 'French' and 'Germans' respectively. Hence, definite article 'the' is used before both these nouns.
980:
D
Solution: The nouns 'newspaper' and 'magazine' are mentioned for the first time in the first half of the sentence, they both are non specific as well as singular, hence we use the indefinite article 'a' for both. 'An' would not be used because both the nouns begin with a consonant and not a vowel. 'The' is used in the second half of the sentence because the nouns have already been mentioned before. Now they refer to specific nouns and hence we use the definite article 'the' for both nouns.
981:
A
Solution: 'a' should be used before words with consonant sounds at the beginning and 'an' before words with vowel sounds at the beginning. The word 'United' has consonant sound 'yoo'. Hence, 'a' is used.
982:
D
Solution: No article is required.
983:
D
Solution: No article is required.
984:
B
Solution: 'The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject. Option B is correct as 'the' in both the blanks means a specific train which is the fastest. Moreover we use 'the' with the superlative adjective.
985:
D
Solution: No article is required.
986:
B
Solution: Both the blanks shall take 'a' as 'hotel' and 'town' are name of general places and start with a consonant.
987:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" or "honorary" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8".
988:
B
Solution: "No article" will be used in the first blank because 'breakfast' is a meal and we do not use articles before the names of meals. In the second blank, the word "very" is irrelevant. "nice breakfast" takes a determiner, in this case "a".
989:
B
Solution: Here, 'book' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank i.e. 'interesting' starts with vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.
990:
A
Solution: Even though the word 'one' begins with the vowel 'o', it's pronounced as 'won' and thus has the sound of consonant 'w'. Thus, we use 'a' instead of 'an'.
991:
B
Solution: We use indefinite articles before singular nouns that are unspecific. Here, 'airport' in the first sentence is unspecific and begins with a vowel sound. Hence, it will take 'an' before it. We use the definite article 'the' before nouns that are specific. In the second sentence, we are referring to the specific airport that is nearest to the speaker's home. Hence, it will take 'the' before it.
992:
B
Solution: Here, 'work' is a singular subject and therefore indefinite article will be used. The word after the blank begins with vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.
993:
A
Solution: Both blanks will take 'the' article as specific river and specific title are being talked about.
994:
C
Solution: We use the definite article 'the' in front of a noun when we believe the hearer/reader knows exactly what we are referring to. Since from the sentence we know that Thomas went into a specific bathroom and brushed his teeth, option C is the correct answer.
995:
B
Solution: The correct answer is An . In this sentence, an is the correct article to use before the word "elephant" because "elephant" starts with a vowel sound, and the choice of the article is based on the sound, not the actual first letter.
996:
D
Solution: Articles are not required while generalising a noun that is uncountable. Skiing is an activity and is spoken about in general here. Hence it does not need an article. Option D is correct.
997:
C
Solution: When specific entity is talked about 'the' article is used. Here, almighty is a specific entity.
998:
C
Solution: When specific entity is talked about 'the' article is used. In the first sentence, 'a' is used before 'telescope' because it's mentioned for the first time. In the last sentence, the correct answer should be 'the' because by then both the speaker and the listener know the identity of this noun. Hence Option C is the correct answer.
999:
D
Solution: The first blank shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about a specific time while the other two blanks won't take any article as 'most people' is uncountable and 'agriculture' is the name of an activity.
1000:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'waitress' as general class of people like the second person. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.
1001:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' refers to a particular object of which the reader is aware of. The traffic here means the traffic in Turkey. It shows the uniqueness of the subject.
1002:
C
Solution: 'The' is used before the plural forms of names of the countries/states. For example, 'The Netherlands, The United States of America.' The U.A.E is a combination of states and hence we use 'The' before 'U.A.E.'
1003:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" and "honest" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8".
1004:
A
Solution: Here, 'Nepali' is a general class of people and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
1005:
A
Solution: Here, 'European' is a general class of people and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
1006:
A
Solution: Here, 'friend' is a general class of people and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
1007:
A
Solution: Here, 'boy' is a general class of people and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
1008:
B
Solution: 'A/an' is used with singular noun. 'An' article will be used here as the word begins with vowel sound.
1009:
A
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because article "the" is used with something only one (moon, sun). In the second blank, "no article" or "zero article" will be used because no article is used before individual adjective. In the third blank, article "the" will be used because article "the" is used with something unique (moon, sun).
1010:
A
Solution: Here, lamp is not something specific. It is used in a general way. Article 'a' is used before a word beginning with a consonant sound.
1011:
C
Solution: Here, it is specified where they love to sail over i.e. water. 'The' is the correct article to use.
1012:
C
Solution: We use 'A' before singular, countable nouns that are used in a general sense. Here, both 'camera' and 'photograph' are not specific (both are used in its general sense) and both begin with consonant sounds.
1013:
D
Solution: No article is required.
1014:
C
Solution: The definite article 'the' is used before specific things/places. Here, 'airport' refers to the specific one where they waited.
1015:
C
Solution: The identity of the pen is known to the readers after the first sentence. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
1016:
C
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because 'grandfather' is specific person. In the second blank, 'poor tailor' is a general noun, therefore, article "a" will be used.
1017:
A
Solution: Here, 'city' is a common noun and indefinite article will be used. 'Large' begins with a consonant sound and therefore article 'A' will be used.
1018:
C
Solution: In the first blank, 'Nature' is a proper noun and should not be preceded by any article. In the second blank, 'spring' is a specific season and time of the year. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
1019:
C
Solution: Article 'the' is used before a specific, definite noun. The sentence given clearly states that a specific book is spoken about. Since a book has only one back, option C is correct.
1020:
C
Solution: We use the definite article 'the' when the noun is followed by a clause or phrase which identifies it. In the given sentence, the 'doctor' is identified with the clause 'who has a clinic beside my home'. Option C is correct here since we are referring to a specific doctor.
1021:
C
Solution: Even though both of these nouns: China and the Great Wall are proper nouns, the rules apply differently here. China is a country and we don't use an article before most countries (China being one of them). When the proper noun is unique and there is only one in existence, like 'Great Wall', 'the' article is used.
1022:
D
Solution: England is a country and we don't use an article before most countries (England being one of them).
1023:
C
Solution: In English grammar, the article "the" is used before titles when referring to a specific person holding a particular position. First blank: "President" is a unique title referring to a specific person, so "the" is used. Second blank: "S.D.O." (Sub-Divisional Officer) is also a specific designation, so "the" is required. Thus, the correct sentence is: The President and the S.D.O. is coming.
1024:
A
Solution: Article 'a' is correct as we're speaking of one random day.
1025:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'day' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.
1026:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'friend' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.
1027:
D
Solution: No article is required.
1028:
B
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'LCD television' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a/an'. The word 'LCD' starts with a vowel sound that is 'el' and therefore 'an' will be used.
1029:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'boy' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.
1030:
A
Solution: Both 'patriot' and 'army' are specific in the sentence. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
1031:
B
Solution: 'Elephant' is a word with vowel sound and also a general word indicating all elephants. Hence, 'an' article is used.
1032:
D
Solution: Use of article is omitted before names of substances and uncountable noun. 'Water' is an uncountable noun. Hence, no article is used before this word.
1033:
A
1034:
B
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'film' as general class. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the indefinite article 'a/an'. The word 'excellent' starts with a vowel and therefore 'an' will be used.
1035:
A
Solution: Indefinite articles 'a' or 'an' are used with nouns which are indefinite or general. They are used in a vague sense of a certain like to state a certain member of a group or class. Here in the given question, 'boy' denotes a group or class of people, therefore use of the indefinite article is appropriate. The choice between 'an' and 'a' is determined by the sound of the noun. Before a noun beginning with a vowel sound 'an' is used.
1036:
A
Solution: 'The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject. Option A is correct as 'The' is used as a definite article for a particular noun, Army in the second blank and for the first blank 'A' is used as an indefinite article for any random person when the reader doesn't know which one we are referring to out of many nouns.
1037:
D
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because here questions are definite (asked by Ann). In the second blank, "no article" or zero article will be used because no article is used to refer to something already known. In the third blank, article "the" will be used because here the word 'answers' denotes a definite term.
1038:
C
Solution: The definite article 'the' is used before some proper nouns - names of places/people that are unique. 'British museum' is proper noun.
1039:
B
Solution: An is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound. The blank shall take 'an' as it represents one of the English film actors.
1040:
A
Solution: The sentence states the presence of one large hospital nearby. Since there is no particular hospital that is being mentioned, we cannot use the definite article 'the'. Indefinite article 'a' will be used because the word after the blank starts with vowel sound.
1041:
C
Solution: As 'honour' is not specific, we can't use 'the' (Because 'the' is definite article). 'H' in 'honour' is silent and we pronounce the word as - 'Oner'. Hence, we will use 'an' before the vowel sound. 'Invited' is an adjective which describes 'guest'. As the article has to be used before 'invited guest' and it is a singular noun, hence we will use 'an' ('invited' has a vowel sound, so 'an' is used).
1042:
A
Solution: Here, 'man' is used for a general class of people. Indefinite article will be used. Even though the word 'one' begins with the vowel 'o', it's pronounced as 'won' and thus has the sound of consonant 'w'. Thus, we use 'a' instead of 'an'.
1043:
B
Solution: Here 'liar' is used for a group in general and therefore 'A' article will be followed. 'lies' is a verb and therefore no article will be prefixed with it.
1044:
A
Solution: The articles "a" and "an" are used to define singular forms of different objects or nouns. With words beginning with consonant sound 'A' article is used.
1045:
D
Solution: No article is required.
1046:
D
Solution: The word "students" is a common countable and plural noun, and no articles are used with plural common countable nouns.
1047:
C
Solution: The name of a specific personality 'Napolean' is being talked about. Hence, 'the' article will be used.
1048:
C
Solution: Here, the noun after the blank is common noun. Hence, indefinite article will be followed. 'An' is used because the word 'honest' sounds 'onest'.
1049:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'lady' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the indefinite article 'a'.
1050:
A
Solution: The sentence indicates that there are other precious metal as well. Gold is one of them. 'A' article will be used.
1051:
B
Solution: The adjective followed after a singular noun takes indefinite article. 'An' article is correct because the word after the blank begins with vowel sound.
1052:
C
Solution: Here, a specific road is being talked about. Definite article 'the' will be used.
1053:
D
Solution: In the first blank no article is required. In the second blank 'month' word is used as a general class and hence article 'a' will be followed.
1054:
C
Solution: In the first blank no article is required. In the second blank 'car' word is used as a general class and hence article 'a' will be followed.
1055:
D
Solution: No article is required.
1056:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Best' is superlative.
1057:
C
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because "USA" is a proper noun. In the second blank, article "the" will be used because "the" is used with superlatives. Similarly, In the third blank, article "the" will be used because 'world' is a proper noun.
1058:
C
Solution: Here, 'unemployed' indicates the entire group of unemployed people and not just one person. The definite article 'the' is used when an adjective is used to represent an entire group.
1059:
D
Solution: No article is required.
1060:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8". Here LLB begins with 'el' and therefore 'an' article will be used.
1061:
A
Solution: Here, 'city' is a common noun and therefore article 'A' will be used.
1062:
A
Solution: In the first blank, "no article" or "zero article" will be used because no article is when there is "noun + number". In the given sentence, three shelters indicate noun + number. In the second blank, article "the" will be used because article "the" indicates something specific and cliff is a definite noun.
1063:
B
Solution: 'An' is used before words starting with vowel sound. 'Indefinite' starts with vowel sound.
1064:
B
Solution: 'A' and 'An' are indefinite articles and 'the' is the only definite article in the English language. 'The' is used with reference to something specific such as a specific person or place. This sentence does not talk about a specific honourable man, hence 'the' will not be used. 'A' cannot be used with honourable because it begins with a vowel sound. By rules of grammar, 'an' is used before a word that begin with vowels or vowel sounds. The word honourable begins with a vowel sound (o) because H is silent, similar to the pronunciation of 'hour.' Hence, Option B 'an' is correct.
1065:
C
Solution: Here, a specific group of people 'Brave' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
1066:
C
Solution: Here, a specific day 'Republic day' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
1067:
C
Solution: Here, a specific man is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
1068:
D
Solution: No article is required.
1069:
D
Solution: No article is required.
1070:
D
Solution: No article is required.
1071:
A
Solution: Here, 'doctor' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
1072:
C
Solution: 'The' article will be used because a specific train 'Chetak express' is talked about.
1073:
D
Solution: No article is used before plural countable nouns used in a general sense. 'Bears' is a plural countable noun and is used in a general sense here.
1074:
D
Solution: No article is required.
1075:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8". Here M. B. B. S. begins with 'em' and therefore 'an' article will be used.
1076:
A
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'movie' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the indefinite article 'a'.
1077:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Most' is superlative.
1078:
B
Solution: 'A' and 'An' are indefinite articles and 'the' is the only definite article in the English language. 'The' is used with reference to something specific such as a specific person or place. This sentence does not talk about a specific honourable man, hence 'the' will not be used. 'A' cannot be used with honourable because it begins with a vowel sound. By rules of grammar, 'an' is used before a word that begin with vowels or vowel sounds. The word honourable begins with a vowel sound (o) because H is silent, similar to the pronunciation of 'hour.' Hence, Option B 'an' is correct.
1079:
A
Solution: The word "very" is irrelevant. "good job" takes a determiner, in this case "a".
1080:
B
Solution: The first blank won't take any article as milk is an uncountable noun and is talked about generally. The second blank shall take 'the' as the speaker is directing the attention of the listener to a particular glass which has milk kept in it.
1081:
C
Solution: Here, a specific epic poem 'Ramayana' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
1082:
C
Solution: "The" is a definite article which is used before a noun that is fixed, special or discussed earlier. "A/An" is used before an indefinite singular noun. "Union leader" is a fixed noun. Hence "the" will be used.
1083:
A
Solution: We use 'a' with a singular noun to say something about all things of that kind. Hence Option A is correct.
1084:
C
Solution: Here, a specific title 'Lion of Punjab' is mentioned. 'The' article will be used.
1085:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Noblest' is superlative.
1086:
C
Solution: Generally we don't use any article with the names of mountain but here 'Himalayas' are specifically being talked about and therefore 'the' article will be used.
1087:
B
Solution: Here, 'orange' is a general fruit and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts with vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.
1088:
D
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because article "the" is used with superlatives. In the second blank, article "the" will be used because 'world' is a proper noun. Similarly, In the third blank, article "the" will be used because "Mississippi" is a proper noun.
1089:
C
Solution: 'The' article is used when the identity is known to the speaker. Here, speaker talks about the 'man' in the first part giving an indication that identity is known.
1090:
B
Solution: Here, 'Umbrella' is a general thing and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts with vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.
1091:
C
Solution: Here, a specific group of novel 'mystery novels' is being talked about. 'The' article will be used.
1092:
C
Solution: The indefinite articles 'a' and 'an' are not used for nouns that are uncountable or cannot be counted. The noun here, 'salt' is an uncountable noun. The noun mentioned here is known by both the speaker as well as the listener, hence the article 'the' is used and is the correct answer.
1093:
A
Solution: The blank shall take 'a' as 'French drink' is a complement to the noun 'Champagne'.
1094:
A
Solution: In the first blank, 'the' article will be used because 'Yamuna' is a specific river. In the second blank, 'a' article will be used because 'river' is a common noun.
1095:
C
Solution: Here, a specific place 'canal' where the person jumped is mentioned. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
1096:
A
Solution: In the given sentence, both 'badminton' and 'tennis' are used as proper nouns and hence we can't use any articles before them.
1097:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hourly" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8".
1098:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8". Here M.A. begins with 'em' and therefore 'an' article will be used.
1099:
D
Solution: No article is used before the names of substances and abstract nouns or uncountable nouns used in a general sense. Here 'advice' is an abstract noun used in a general sense.
1100:
B
Solution: In the first blank, article "an" will be used because the sentence is making a general statement and 'expedition' begins with vowel sound. In the second blank, article "the" will be used because "North" is a definite direction.
1101:
A
Solution: Here, 'factory' is general and unspecific. Hence, indefinite article will be used. 'A' is used because 'factory' begins with a consonant sound.
1102:
C
Solution: Articles are used before nouns or noun equivalents and are a type of adjective. The definite article (the) is used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader or the noun is specific. The indefinite article (a, an) is used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not known. 'The' is used with both singular and plural noun while 'a/an' is used with singular noun. 'Breakfast' in the question is specific noun and 'the' article will be used.
1103:
C
Solution: Articles are used before nouns or noun equivalents and are a type of adjective. The definite article (the) is used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader or the noun is specific. The indefinite article (a, an) is used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not known. 'The' is used with both singular and plural noun while 'a/an' is used with singular noun. 'Football' in the question is specific noun and 'the' article will be used.
1104:
D
Solution: Let's look at the sentence: "... Children recited ... poem in ... honour of ... Prime Minister." We're talking about children in general, so we don't need an article. We need an article before "poem" because it's a countable noun. Since "poem" starts with a consonant sound, we use "a". "Honour" is an abstract noun, and we are talking about a specific type of honour (the honour of the Prime Minister), so we use "the". Finally, there's only one Prime Minister, so we use "the" before "Prime Minister". Therefore, the correct answer is D: the, a, the, the
1105:
B
Solution: Articles are used before nouns or noun equivalents and are a type of adjective. The definite article (the) is used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader or the noun is specific. The indefinite article (a, an) is used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not known. 'The' is used with both singular and plural noun while 'a/an' is used with singular noun. In the sentence 'fish' is general noun and 'bottle' is specific noun. Hence 'a' before fish and 'the' before 'bottle' is used.
1106:
C
Solution: Articles are used before nouns or noun equivalents and are a type of adjective. The definite article (the) is used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader or the noun is specific. The indefinite article (a, an) is used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not known. 'The' is used with both singular and plural noun while 'a/an' is used with singular noun. In the sentence 'end' is specific. Hence 'the' before 'end' is used.
1107:
A
Solution: Articles are used before nouns or noun equivalents and are a type of adjective. The definite article (the) is used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader or the noun is specific. The indefinite article (a, an) is used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not known. 'The' is used with both singular and plural noun while 'a/an' is used with singular noun. In the sentence 'student' is general noun. Hence, 'a' before 'student' is used.
1108:
B
Solution: Articles are used before nouns or noun equivalents and are a type of adjective. The definite article (the) is used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader or the noun is specific. The indefinite article (a, an) is used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not known. 'The' is used with both singular and plural noun while 'a/an' is used with singular noun. In the sentence 'old man' is general noun. If the word (old) has vowel sound 'an' article is used.
1109:
D
Solution: For indefinite, uncountable nouns, either no article is used, or we use a word that describes quantity such as some, considerable, little. 'Light' is uncountable noun.
1110:
B
Solution: Articles are used before nouns or noun equivalents and are a type of adjective. The definite article (the) is used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader or the noun is specific. The indefinite article (a, an) is used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not known. 'The' is used with both singular and plural noun while 'a/an' is used with singular noun. In the sentence 'area' is general. If the word (enclosed) has vowel sound 'an' article is used.
1111:
C
Solution: Articles are used before nouns or noun equivalents and are a type of adjective. The definite article (the) is used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader or the noun is specific. The indefinite article (a, an) is used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not known. 'The' is used with both singular and plural noun while 'a/an' is used with singular noun. In the sentence 'ram and sita' are individual whose identity is known. Hence, 'the' article is used.
1112:
C
Solution: Definite article is used with positions, directions, numbers etc. Hence, 'last' will follow 'the' article.
1113:
D
Solution: No article is required.
1114:
D
Solution: No article is required.
1115:
B
Solution: Here, 'game' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts with vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.
1116:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words which have been mentioned previously. The readers are aware of that day.
1117:
A
Solution: As the band's name is specified, we can understand that 'Anu' plays the band's guitar. Hence the guitar is a specific guitar. Thus we can use 'the' here. 'Drums' is also a specific noun here as it is a part of the band's instruments. Thus we will use 'the' here as well.
1118:
A
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because article "the" is used with the things only one (the sun, the moon). In the second blank, article "the" will be used because 'rain' is definite here. In the third blank, article "a" will be used as the sentence is referring to something general. In the fourth blank, article "the" will be used because here the sky is specifically mentioned for a specific day.
1119:
D
Solution: No article is required.
1120:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Worst' is superlative.
1121:
B
Solution: French is the name of a language. Therefore, no article shall be used in the first blank while in the second blank, 'an' is used because it is followed with the word 'easy'.
1122:
C
Solution: Here, 'School' is specific about the speaker's school. Definite article 'the' will be used.
1123:
D
Solution: Here, no article will be used because no article is used before a sports name.
1124:
A
Solution: 'European' starts with a vowel but while pronouncing, we say 'Yu-ro-pi-un.' Hence, it has a consonant sound and not a vowel sound. Thus we can say 'a European'.
1125:
C
Solution: Here, 'Chinese language' is specific language. Definite article 'the' will be used.
1126:
A
Solution: Here, 'glass of juice' is something general. Indefinite article 'a/an' will be used. The word after the blank begins with consonant sound and 'a' article will be used.
1127:
C
Solution: Here, 'prison' is specific place. Definite article 'the' will be used.
1128:
D
Solution: In the given sentence, the name of a publisher is given. The 'name' of any such noun requires no article to be used.
1129:
B
Solution: Just like 'architect', 'interior designer' will also take 'an' article as 'both' are singular countable nouns and start with a vowel.
1130:
C
Solution: 'The' article will be used because a specific train 'Vaigai express' is talked about.
1131:
C
Solution: Indefinite articles 'a' or 'an' are used when the noun is not specific. 'Mount Everest' is a proper noun and cannot be said to be an unspecific thing. Definite article 'the' will be used.
1132:
A
Solution: 'A' article is used when the thing spoken about is not known to the reader. 'glass-fronted cabinet' starts with consonant sound therefore 'A' will be used.
1133:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8". Here X-ray begins with 'ex' and therefore 'an' article will be used.
1134:
D
Solution: No article is required.
1135:
D
Solution: No article is required.
1136:
C
Solution: A particular place 'beach' is mentioned and therefore definite article 'the' will be used.
1137:
C
1138:
C
Solution: Here, 'mountains' is a specific class. Definite article 'the' will be used.
1139:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Oldest' is superlative.
1140:
D
Solution: 'content writer' and 'graphic designer' are two different person. Both words are singular noun and hence indefinite article 'A/an' shall be used. Both words begin with consonant sound and therefore 'A' will be used.
1141:
C
Solution: 'only person' indicates particularity and therefore 'the' article will be used.
1142:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8". 'An' will be used before 'S.D.O.'.
1143:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'orange' as specific class. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
1144:
B
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8". 'An' will be used before 's.m.s'.
1145:
D
Solution: No article is required.
1146:
A
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.
1147:
A
Solution: In the first blank, article "the" will be used because article 'the' is used to refer to something specific. Here 'ground floor' is a specific entity. In the second blank, article "an" will be used because old house is a common noun, something general. It has a vowel sound, hence, 'an' is used. In the third blank, 'River Thames' is a proper noun, hence, article "the" will be used.
1148:
C
Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'United States' as specific class. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.
1149:
A
Solution: Article "a" will be used because 'book' is a general term or a common noun.
1150:
C
Solution: Here 'President' is a specific title and therefore 'the' article will be used.
1151:
C
Solution: 'Lurch' is a verb here, so it doesn’t need to be prefixed by any article. Indefinite article 'A' would fit in the other two blanks, as the other sentence is a proverb, and for an honest saying the grammatical rules remain the same.
1152:
C
Solution: Option C is correct as we are talking about one particular child who is the same person calling his brother.
1153:
D
Solution: No article is required.
1154:
C
Solution: In the FIRST blank, "no article" will be used because when we refer to general ideas, "the" is not correct. Therefore, no article will be used. In the SECOND blank, article "a" will be used because here 'a piece of sugar' here is a common noun. Therefore, article "a" will be used.
1155:
D
Solution: Since the sentence starts with a possessive pronoun 'My', no article can be used to succeed it in the first blank. In the latter blank, the story that the sentence is talking about is only described with an adjective good, and thus a definite article cannot be used.
1156:
A
Solution: Here, 'teacher' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
1157:
A
Solution: None of the blanks shall take any article as 'brown rice' is uncountable and does not represent something specific, 'most people' does not represent a particular number and 'white rice' is also uncountable and not specific.
1158:
A
Solution: Here, 'family' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. 'A' article will be used.
1159:
B
Solution: Here, 'Apple' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts with vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.
1160:
D
Solution: No article is required.
1161:
D
Solution: No article is required.
1162:
C
Solution: 'A' is used before singular nouns used in a general sense. Here, 'Piano' is used in a general sense. However, 'corner' and 'room' are specifically the ones where the piano was kept. Therefore, the correct option is: a
the
the.
1163:
D
Solution: When was paper first made? In this context, "paper" is a general, uncountable noun referring to the material itself, rather than a specific piece of paper. Therefore, it does not require an article. Option A: a is incorrect because "a" is used for singular countable nouns, and "paper" in this case is uncountable. Option B: an is incorrect for the same reason as above
"an" is used before words starting with a vowel sound for singular countable nouns, which does not apply here. Option C: the is incorrect because "the" indicates specificity. Since we are discussing paper in general, not a specific type or piece of paper, no article is needed. Conclusion: The correct answer is Option D: no article , as it appropriately reflects the use of "paper" as a general, uncountable noun in this context.
1164:
A
Solution: Definite article 'the' is used as an adverb before comparative degree. 'Greater' and 'Lower' are comparative degrees.
1165:
C
Solution: Both the blanks shall take 'an' as 'architect' and 'expert' are singular countable nouns and start with a vowel.
1166:
D
Solution: No article is used before the names of meals. However, if meals are identified with adjectives, they can be used with articles. Here, 'good' is the positive degree of the adjective and is used to describe the meal. Therefore, the correct option is: no article
a.
1167:
A
Solution: The first blank refers to cold, and the second to fire. Since cold is specified to the one that's outside, definite article of "the" will be used in the first blank. Fire is specified to the one that's inside, definite article of "the" will be used in the second blank.
1168:
C
Solution: The first and second blank shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about a particular location at a particular 'auditorium'. The third blank shall take 'an' as 'amplifier' is a singular countable noun and starts with the vowel 'a'.
1169:
C
Solution: Articles are not used before names of countries. But, there are a few exceptions. When you simply take the common names of countries, like India, Britain, China, Taiwan, America, you do not use an article. But, when you refer to their union or their republic, then you use the article 'the'
The Republic of India, The United Kingdom, The Republic of China, The United States of America. In the given sentence, we're referring to the UK and India as a union and the common country name, respectively.