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Questions Related to proper use of articles

Fill in the blank with an appropriate article:
One of our biggest social problems is ____ unemployment.

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  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. no article

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

No article is used before abstract nouns. 'Unemployment' is an abstract noun. Therefore, the correct option is: no article. 

Fill in the blank with a suitable article:

I saw _____ bears in Yellowstone National Park.
proper use of articles articles english

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

No article is used before plural countable nouns used in a general sense. 'Bears' is a plural countable noun and is used in a general sense here. Therefore the correct option is: No article. 

Fill in the blank with an appropriate article:

Do you know ______ Professor Brown's phone number?

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

No article is used before proper nouns. Professor Brown is a proper noun. Therefore, the correct option is: no article. 

Fill in the blank with a suitable article:

______ Hyde Park is a very large park in central London.

proper use of articles articles english

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  2. An

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

No article is used before most proper nouns. Hyde Park is a proper noun. Therefore, the correct option is: No article. 

Fill in the blank with a suitable article:

We flew to New York from ______ Gatwick Airport near London.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

No article is used before most proper nouns. Gatwick Airport is a proper noun. Therefore, the correct option is: no article. 

Fill in the blank using a suitable article:

Another park in central London is ______ St James' Park.

proper use of articles articles english

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  2. an

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

No article is used before most proper nouns. St. James' Park is a proper noun. Therefore, the correct option is: no article. 

Fill with suitable articles:

John works for              IBM now. He used to work for              British Telecom.

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  1. the ; the

  2. a ; a

  3. no article ; no article

  4. the ; no article

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

No article is used before most proper nouns. IBM and British Telecom are both proper nouns. Therefore, the suitable option is: no article ; no article. 

Select a suitable article to fill in the blank:

This book is published by ______ Penguin Publisher. (Name of the Publisher)

proper use of articles articles english

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. No article

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
In the given sentence, the name of a publisher is given. The 'name' of any such noun requires no article to be used.
'A' and 'an' is used with singular and common nouns.
'The' is not used with a proper noun unless the noun contains a prepositional phrase.
Therefore, the correct option will be Option D, no article.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence:


When will the dinner be ready?

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  1. When will a dinner be ready?

  2. When will an dinner be ready?

  3. When will dinner be ready?

  4. NO CHANGE

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Articles are not used before names of meals. Therefore, the correct option is: When will dinner be ready?

Fill in the blank with the appropriate article:

______ Mrs Smith, who introduced us last evening, is my aunt.

proper use of articles articles english

  1. A

  2. An

  3. The

  4. No article

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

'A' is an indefinite article used before a consonant sound. 'An' is an indefinite article used before a vowel sound. 'The' is a definite article used before definite / specific things / superlatives / etc. Proper nouns do not usually take articles. 'Mrs. Smith' is a proper noun so it will not be preceded by any article. Therefore, the correct option is D) No article.