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π Articles & Determiners Practice
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Q41. He is _________ honorary Magistrate.
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Q42. The Ganga is considered holy by _______ Indians.
Explanation: Use the definite article the with a specific group of people. When you say "the Indians," you refer to the particular group known as Indians. Since "Ganga" is a specific river (often used with "the"), the sentence requires a definite article before the noun phrase "Indians." ? Did You Know? With demonyms (like Indians), we often use the definite article with a known or specific group: the Americans, the French, the Indians. ? Remember: Specific group β the
Q43. He died ______ peaceful death.
Explanation: Use the indefinite article a/an before a singular, countable noun when mentioning one non-specific item. βDeathβ is singular and countable here, and βpeacefulβ starts with a consonant sound, so we say βa peaceful death.β βAnβ would be used before a vowel sound, e.g., βan honorable deathβ (note: honorable starts with a vowel sound). βTheβ would refer to a specific death, and zero article isnβt appropriate for a single, unspecified instance. ? Did You Know? Before a consonant sound, use a; before a vowel sound, use an. ? Remember: Consonant sound β a | Vowel sound β an
Q44. _________ rich and poor, young and old met together.
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When adjectives like rich, poor, young, etc., are used to refer to people in general, they can function as a noun phrase without an article. This expresses a general statement about all people in those categories. Using "the" would refer to a specific group (the rich and the poor). A or an is incorrect because they cannot modify the plural, generic sense here.
Use zero article before adjectives used as general nouns describing people (e.g., Rich and poor, Young and old). Use "the" if you mean a specific, known group (the rich and the poor).
Rich and poor alike supported the charity.
Q45. _____________ rich is not always happy.
Explanation: When adjectives used as a noun (the rich, the poor) refer to a group of people, we use the definite article βthe.β Here, rich is an adjective turned into a noun meaning βrich people as a group,β so βthe richβ is correct. Using βaβ or βanβ would not refer to a specific group as a class. βtheβ is used with a defined group, and βzero articleβ is not used before such a plural noun form. ? Did You Know? We use the definite article with adjectives used as nouns to mean a group: the rich, the poor, the elderly. ? Remember: The + adjective used as a noun = a group of people (the rich, the poor).
Q46. The boy is studying in ____________ university.
"a" is used with "university" ( Vowel word with a consonant sound.) similar: a one-act, a one-eyed, a one-man army, a union.
Q47. This is __________ one-man show.
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Q48. He is _________ honourable man in the locality.
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Q49. Honest men speak ________ truth.
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Q50. Srilanka is ________ island.
Explanation: Use an before a word that begins with a vowel sound. The word "island" starts with a vowel sound /ΛaΙͺ/, so it takes "an" instead of "a". Therefore, "Sri Lanka is an island." (Note: "Sri Lanka" is a proper noun; articles apply to the noun "island.") ? Did You Know? An is used before words that begin with a vowel sound, not necessarily a vowel letter. For example: an hour, an umbrella, a university. ? Remember: Before a word with a vowel sound β an.