Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Articles

141.

I've got . . . . . . . . problem. Can you help me?

• (A) a
• (B) an
• (C) the
• (D) no article

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 'A' is used before unspecific, singular nouns that begin with a consonant sound. Here, we are referring to an unspecific 'problem'.

142.

My grandmother gave me . . . . . . . . doll on my birthday.

• (A) a
• (B) an
• (C) the
• (D) none of the above

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 Here, 'doll' is a general term and no specific 'doll' is talked about. Hence, 'a' article will be used.

143.

My brother studies in . . . . . . . . university.

• (A) a
• (B) an
• (C) the
• (D) none of the above

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 '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.

144.

. . . . . . . . idea of helping . . . . . . . . man was unpleasant in itself.

• (A) no article, the
• (B) the, the
• (C) the, a
• (D) no article, no article

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 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.

145.

This women is wearing . . . . . . . . awful hat.

• (A) a
• (B) an
• (C) the
• (D) no article

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 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.

146.

. . . . . . . . honest person is respected everywhere.

• (A) a
• (B) an
• (C) the
• (D) no article

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 'An' is used before the singular nouns that have a vowel sound, and it can be used here to explain the general sentence. Thus option B is the correct answer.

147.

Toni has . . . . . . . . terrible Stomach ache.

• (A) a
• (B) an
• (C) the
• (D) no article

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 In this sentence, "Toni has no article terrible stomach ache," the absence of an article ("a," "an," or "the") is appropriate because we are referring to a non-specific, general stomach ache. Articles are typically used to specify whether something is definite (the) or indefinite (a/an), but in this case, we are not specifying any particular stomach ache, so no article is needed.

148.

It is . . . . . . . . very popular dancing room.

• (A) a
• (B) an
• (C) the
• (D) no article

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 The word "very" is irrelevant. "Popular dancing" takes a determiner, in this case "a".

149.

Rohit is going to Chandigarh by . . . . . . . . Chandigarh Shatabdi Express and will see . . . . . . . . Rock Garden.

• (A) the, the
• (B) the, a
• (C) no article, no article
• (D) no article, the

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 '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.

150.

His brother is . . . . . . . . N. C. C. cadet.

• (A) a
• (B) an
• (C) the
• (D) no article

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 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.