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Choose the option that best corrects the sentence:


The Europe has many lakes and castles.

proper use of articles articles english

  1. Europe has many the lakes and castles.

  2. An Europe has many lakes and castles.

  3. Europe has many lakes and castles.

  4. NO CHANGE

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
'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.
'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.
We don't use articles in front of names. Thus in the given sentence 'the Europe' needs to be changed. But in option A 'the lakes' is wrong. Similarly in option B 'an Europe' is also wrong. Thus option C is correct.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence:


After he turned eighteen, he left the home to seek his fortune.

proper use of articles articles english

  1. NO CHANGE

  2. After he turned eighteen, he left a home to seek his fortune.

  3. After he turned eighteen, he left an home to seek his fortune.

  4. After he turned eighteen, he left home to seek his fortune.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In some common expressions to do with place and time, generally countable nouns act like uncountable nouns and the article is omitted. 'Home' is where the speaker resides hence it does not need to be specified and the article is not used here. 'The' needs to be removed from the sentence hence option A is incorrect. Option D is correct as the sentence in the option has omitted the article 'the'. Options B and C include articles (a, an) used for non-specific nouns, 'home' is not a non-specific noun because it belongs to the speaker. Since we know that the home was his home, we can't use any of these articles, they're both incorrect.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence:


Mrs Trent became an headmistress of the school last year.

proper use of articles articles english

  1. Mrs Trent became a headmistress of the school last year.

  2. Mrs Trent became the headmistress of the school last year.

  3. Mrs Trent became headmistress of the school last year.

  4. NO CHANGE

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A predicate noun is a noun that provides more information about the subject of the sentence, here 'headmistress' is a predicate noun for the subject "Mrs Trent". The article is omitted before predicate nouns that denote a unique position, there can be only one headmistress in a school. Hence the article is omitted from the sentence and option D is incorrect. Option C is the correct option as there's no article before 'headmistress'. Options A and B are incorrect because the article (a, the) is to be omitted from the statement.

Fill in the blank with the correct or no article:

He is an architect and _____ interior designer. 

proper use of articles articles english

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. No Article

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

There are three articles namely 'a', 'an' and 'the'.  'a', 'an' are stated as indefinite articles whereas 'the' is a definite article.


Option A - 'A' is used for a singular subject that starts with a consonant sound. 'Interior' starts with a vowel sound and hence we can't use 'a' here. Thus option A is incorrect.
Option C - 'The' is used with a singular as well as plural subject, only if the subject is definite. As he is one of the interior designers, the subject is indefinite. Thus option C is incorrect.

Option D - We usually use no article in case of uncountable nouns. Here, the noun is countable and hence we need an article. Thus option D is incorrect.
Option B - 'An' is used with a singular subject that starts with a vowel sound. As 'interior' starts with a vowel sound, we can use 'an' here. Thus option B is the correct answer.
'He is an architect and an interior designer.'

Fill in the blanks with the most suitable articles:
____ ice floats on ___ water.

proper use of articles articles english

  1. The, the

  2. An, a

  3. The, an

  4. No article, no article

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The use of an article is omitted before names of substances (uncountable noun). Both the words, 'ice' and 'water' are substances which are uncountable nouns. Hence, no article is to be used before both the words. Option D is the correct answer

Options A, B and C are all incorrect as each of them indicates use of one article or the other for the uncountable nouns

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
The village of the King more has __________ post office and _____________ shop.

proper use of articles articles english

  1. Some / a

  2. Some / any

  3. A / a

  4. An / a

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  1. 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.
  2. '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 'A' as an article suits the blank as 'a post and a shop' implies any post office and any shop that is random in nature. 'A' is used with singular countable noun. Option A is incorrect because 'Some' used in the first blank doesn't suit the meaning of the sentence. Option B is incorrect as 'any shop' doesn't suit the meaning of the sentence. Option D is incorrect as 'an post office' is grammatically incorrect as 'An' is used with a word having a vowel sound.

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
She ordered _______ fried chicken with _______ green salad and black coffee for _______ dessert.

proper use of articles articles english

  1. no article/no article/no article

  2. an/no article/no article

  3. an/the/no article

  4. no article/a/the

  5. a/an/the

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

OPTION "A" is the correct answer.
EXPLANATION: 
There are two types of articles: 
DEFINITE ARTICLE (THE) : Article 'the' is used to refer to a DEFINITE thing or person.
INDEFINITE ARTICLE(A/AN): Article 'a/an' is used to refer to a thing or person in general. For instance: man, door etc.
Article 'a' is used with consonant sounds whereas article 'an' is used with vowel sounds. 
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).

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
_______ Penguins live in the South Pole.

proper use of articles articles english

  1. a

  2. an

  3. no article

  4. the

  5. some

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
OPTION "C" is the correct answer.
EXPLANATION: 
There are two types of articles: 
DEFINITE ARTICLE (THE) : Article 'the' is used to refer to a DEFINITE thing or person.
INDEFINITE ARTICLE(A/AN): Article 'a/an' is used to refer to a thing or person in general. For instance: man, door etc.
Article 'a' is used with consonant sounds whereas article 'an' is used with vowel sounds. 
In the first blank, "no article" or "zero article" will be used as 'no article' is used to refer about general things. ( the speaker is making a general statement)

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
_______ doctor says ______ child must eat ________ apple _______ day.

proper use of articles articles english

  1. the/the/a/a

  2. a/a/the/a

  3. the/the/an/the

  4. a/a/an/a

  5. the/the/an/a

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:
OPTION "E" is the correct answer.
EXPLANATION: 
There are two types of articles: 
DEFINITE ARTICLE (THE) : Article 'the' is used to refer to a DEFINITE thing or person.
INDEFINITE ARTICLE(A/AN): Article 'a/an' is used to refer to a thing or person in general. For instance: man, door etc.
Article 'a' is used with consonant sounds whereas article 'an' is used with vowel sounds. 
In the FIRST Blank, article "the" will be used because article "the" is used to refer to a DEFINITE person (doctor).
Similarly, In the SECOND blank, article "the" will be used because 'THE' is used to refer to a DEFINITE person
In the THIRD Blank, article "an" will be used as the sentence is referring to something general. 
Similarly, In the FOURTH blank, article "a" will be used as the sentence is referring to something general. 

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
I was at _____ home all day yesterday.

proper use of articles articles english

  1. the

  2. No article

  3. an

  4. a

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  1. 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.
  2. '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 blank requires no article to carry out the meaning of the sentence. Option C is incorrect because 'An' is used with a word having a vowel sound. Option A is incorrect as 'The home' is illogical here as the readers are unaware of it. Option D is incorrect as 'A home' implies any random single house.