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Fill in the blank using an appropriate article:

Who is ______ Doctor Johnson?

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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 proper nouns. 'Doctor Johnson' is a proper noun. Therefore, the correct option is: no article. 

Fill with a suitable article:

If you're looking for a good clothes shop, I would recommend ______ Harrison's.

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  2. an

  3. the

  4. no article

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

No article is used before most proper nouns. 'Harrison's' is a proper noun. Therefore, the correct option is: no article.

The following sentence refers to two separate coats.
I have a blue and red coat.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The statement is false because the sentence refers to only one coat that is blue and red in colour. When we use adjectives to modify two different nouns, we will use an article before each adjective. Therefore, if we were referring to two separate coats, the sentence would be:
I have a blue and a red coat.

P : His letter for admission to engineering institute, which was received yesterday, has gone missing.
Q : The bouquet of flowers, which was ordered yesterday, has just arrived.

Which of the above statements is/are gramatically correct?

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  1. Both right

  2. Both wrong

  3. Only P right

  4. Only Q right

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

P is wrong. We require 'the' before 'engineering institute' since we are referring to a specific one. So, only Q is right, which is option D. 

Use an appropriate article where necessary:


There is no life on ___ Mars.

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  2. an

  3. the

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

No article is used before most proper nouns and those nouns which are referred to in a general sense. 'Mars' is a proper noun and here, we are referring to it in a general sense. Therefore, the correct option is: D) no article. 

Fill the blank with a suitable article:

When the fire alarm rang, there was ____ total chaos.

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  2. an

  3. the

  4. no article

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

No article is used before uncountable /abstract nouns used in a general sense. 'Chaos' is an abstract noun and is used in a general sense here. Therefore, the correct option is: no article. 

Fill the blank with an appropriate article where necessary:

It's very difficult to find _____ work at the moment.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

No article is used before abstract nouns used in a general sense. 'Work' is an abstract noun and is used in a general in the sentence given. Therefore, the correct option is: no article.

Fill in the blank with an appropriate article:

We had ______ very good weather while we were on holiday.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

No article is used before uncountable / abstract nouns used in a general sense. (Good) Weather is an abstract noun used in a general sense in the given sentence. Therefore, the correct option is: no article. 

Insert an appropriate article if necessary:


We were very unfortunate. We had ______ bad luck.

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  2. an

  3. the

  4. no article

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

No article is used before uncountable / abstract nouns used in a general sense. (Bad) Luck is an abstract noun. Therefore, the correct option is: no article. 

Use an appropriate article where necessary:

I know a lot of people. Most of them are _______ students.

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  2. an

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

No article is used before plural countable nouns used in a general sense. 'Students' is a countable plural, common noun which is used in a general sense here. Therefore, the correct option is: No article.