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Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice proper use of articles articles english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Many tourists visit ________ Turkey.

  1. a

  2. the

  3. an

  4. no article
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
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 D is correct as no article is required before a name. Option B is incorrect as 'The' isn't used before Proper nouns especially with names. Though there are exceptions like The USA, The UK which are correct .Option C is incorrect because 'An' is used with a word having a vowel sound for a single countable noun which is random in nature. Option A is incorrect as 'A turkey' which means a bird doesn't go with the meaning of the sentence. 

Multiple choice proper use of articles articles english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
It's _________ time for us to go home.

  1. no article

  2. a

  3. the

  4. an
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
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 A is correct as the blank requires no article to carry out the meaning of the sentence. Time is an uncountable noun. Option D is incorrect because 'An' is used with a word having a vowel sound. Option C is incorrect as 'The time' doesn't carry out the meaning of the sentence. It means a particular point of time. Option B is incorrect as 'A time' implies any random point of time.

Multiple choice proper use of articles articles english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
This cake was made with ________ butter, so it should be good.

  1. a

  2. no article

  3. the

  4. an
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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. Butter is an uncountable noun. Option D is incorrect because 'An' is used with a word having a vowel sound. Option C is incorrect as 'The butter' means particular butter that the readers are aware of. Option A is incorrect as 'A butter' implies any random single butter.

Multiple choice proper use of articles articles english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
They don't like _____ chocolate.

  1. a

  2. the

  3. No article

  4. an
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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 the blank requires no article to carry out the meaning of the sentence.  Chocolate is an uncountable noun. Option D is incorrect because 'An' is used with a word having a vowel sound. Option B is incorrect as 'The chocolate' is illogical here as the readers are unaware of it. Option A is incorrect as 'A chocolate' implies any random single chocolate which doesn't go with the meaning of the sentence.

Multiple choice proper use of articles articles english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
I come to ______ school by _____ bus.

    • / the

  2. the / a
    • / *

  4. the / the
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In English, 'go to school' and 'by bus' are idiomatic expressions that do not require articles. Therefore, no article is used in either blank.

Multiple choice proper use of articles articles english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
My father hates _________ hospitals.

  1. no article

  2. the

  3. a

  4. an
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
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 A is correct as the blank requires no article to carry out the meaning of the sentence. It's speaking of hospitals in general. Option D is incorrect because 'An' is used with a word having a vowel sound.  Option B is incorrect as 'The hospitals' is illogical here as they haven't been mentioned previously. The readers are unaware of them. Option C is incorrect as 'A' is used for a singular countable noun. 

Multiple choice proper use of articles articles english

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
________ Lake Oregon is __________ large lake.

  1. The / a

  2. No article / a

  3. A / a

  4. No article / no article
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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 'no article' is used with names usually and as 'A' is used with singular countable noun that are random in nature and has a consonant sound. Option A is incorrect as 'The' refers to a particular subject of which the reader is aware of. Here the readers don't know of it. Option C is incorrect because 'A Lake Orgeon' sounds illogical to bring out the meaning of the sentence. Option D is incorrect as an article is required in the second blank to bring out the meaning of the sentence. 

Multiple choice proper use of articles articles english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Mike wants to watch TV _________ tonight.

  1. no article

  2. a

  3. an

  4. the
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
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 A is correct as the blank requires no article to give meaning to the sentence. Option C is incorrect as 'An' is used with words having a vowel sound. 'An' is used with singular countable noun that are random in nature. Option D is incorrect because 'The' refers to a particular object of which the reader is aware of. Option B is incorrect because 'A' is used with words having a consonant sound. 'A' is used with singular countable noun that are random in nature. 

Multiple choice proper use of articles articles english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Everything is fair in ________ love and _______ war.

  1. no article / the

  2. a / no article

  3. no article / no article

  4. the / the
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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 because both the blanks don't require articles to provide meaning to the sentence. Option B is incorrect as 'A' is used for words with random nature. A love and war doesn't  provide the correct sense. Option A is incorrect as 'The' refers to a particular subject & shows the uniqueness of the subjects of which the readers are aware of. The war doesn't fit here logically. It refers to a particular war. Option D is incorrect as 'The' refers to a particular subject & shows the uniqueness of the subjects of which the readers are aware of. 

Multiple choice proper use of articles articles english

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
_________ abnormal behavior can be caused by _________ fear, but there are _________ other causes as well.

  1. no article / no article / no article

  2. An / no article / no article

  3. An / no article / the

  4. The / no article / the
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
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 A is correct because both the blanks don't require articles to provide meaning to the sentence. Option C is incorrect as 'The' is wrongly used to provide the sense to the sentence. 'The' refers to a particular subject & shows the uniqueness of the subjects of which the readers are aware of. Option B is incorrect as 'An' is used for words with a random nature and it doesn't fit here logically to provide sense to the sentence. Option D is incorrect as 'The' is wrongly used to provide the sense to the sentence. 'The' refers to a particular subject & shows the uniqueness of the subjects of which the readers are aware of. 

Multiple choice proper use of articles articles english

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
__________ physical fitness can help you live longer, feel healthier and cope with _________ life's problems.

  1. The / no article

  2. no article / the

  3. A / no article

  4. no article / no article
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
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 D is correct because both the blanks don't require articles to provide meaning to the sentence. Option A is incorrect as 'The' is wrongly used to provide the sense to the sentence. 'The' refers to a particular subject & shows the uniqueness of the subjects of which the readers are aware of. Option B is incorrect as The' is wrongly used to provide the sense to the sentence. 'The' refers to a particular subject & shows the uniqueness of the subjects of which the readers are aware of. Option C is incorrect as 'A'  is used as an indefinite article for any random subject. 

Multiple choice proper use of articles articles english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
Do you think that I could ever learn to speak ______ Japanese _______ way ________ Japanese speak it?

  1. _ / the / the

  2. the / the / the

  3. _ / _ / _

  4. _ / the / _
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
The articles 'the', 'an' and 'a' are mainly divided into definite and indefinite. 'The' is a definite article used when the noun is specific (or when the noun is made known to the speaker), whereas 'a' and 'an' are used when the noun is non specific.
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'.
Hence options B, C and D are wrong.
The noun 'way' is specific as it expresses a particular manner in which the Japanese speak.
Hence we use the definite article 'the' for 'way'.

As explained above, the right combination is present only in option A: _/the/the, which is the correct option.
Multiple choice proper use of articles articles english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
The two kinds of ______ dogs that I detest most are ______ snow dogs and ______ lap dogs.

  1. the / _ / _

  2. _ / the / the

  3. no article

  4. the / _ / the
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
The articles 'the', 'an' and 'a' are mainly divided into definite and indefinite. 'The' is a definite article used when the noun is specific (or when the noun is made known to the speaker), whereas 'a' and 'an' are used when the noun is non specific.
We omit the article before plural countable nouns that are spoken of in general sense.
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.
So, option C is the right answer and the other answers are wrong.
Multiple choice proper use of articles articles english

Fill in the blanks using appropriate articles:

There are two cars parked outside: _____ blue one and  __ grey one.  blue one belongs to my neighbour. I don't know who is  owner of __ grey one.

  1. a ; a ; The ; a ; a

  2. a ; a ;The ; the ; the

  3. a ; an ; The ; the ; the

  4. a ; a ; The ; the ; a
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

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 gray car, hence the article 'the' is correct, and 'a' isn't. This makes the option B correct, having all the correct articles mentioned, and for the reasons mentioned above the other options are incorrect.

Multiple choice proper use of articles articles english

Fill in the blank with the correct or no article:

He is an architect and _____ interior designer. 

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. No Article
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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.'