Fill in the Blanks

(often) Other options do no fit.

Swimming used in gerund form is correct.

'She' is the correct answer. Other options are grammatically incorrect.

Here, the words 'physics teacher' implies that the referral is to a particular teacher of a particular subject. And when we highlight a specific thing, we use article 'the'.

Here, the subject is neither particular nor begins with a vowel sound. Thus, option 1 is correct.

“The” is used before superlative form of adjective.

The sentence implies that Karamana is one of the rivers (and not the only river) flowing through Trivandrum. Opiton 1 fits the blank as the word Karamana does not begin with vowel sound.

Word 'island' not only starts with a vowel but also makes a vowel sound. Thus, option 2.

Here, the subject (captain) is neither specific nor a vowel word. Thus, option 1.

Word 'better' represents comparative degree of verb of being. With comparative degree (followed by a common noun like 'poet'), we use article 'a'.

'Map of Kerala' means map of a specific area. Thus, article 'the' is required.

Here, the subject 'Vivekananda' is a person, but he was a great saint. "Great saint" in the sentence is not a specific noun, so we must use the article 'a'. "The" cannot be used because there are more than one great saints that can be named. "An" cannot be used either because "great saint" does not begin with a vowel.

Here, a specific person is referred to. In such cases, we use article 'the'.

Aa 'white and yellow' dog' means a single dog, so article 'a' is the best choice.

We use article 'the' before collective nouns (like committee).