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

proper use of articles articles english

  1. no article / the

  2. a / no article

  3. no article / no article

  4. the / the

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Correct Option: C
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. 

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

proper use of articles articles english

  1. no article / no article / no article

  2. An / no article / no article

  3. An / no article / the

  4. The / no article / the

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Correct Option: A
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. 

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

proper use of articles articles english

  1. The / no article

  2. no article / the

  3. A / no article

  4. no article / no article

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Correct Option: D
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. 

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

proper use of articles articles english

  1. _ / the / the

  2. the / the / the

  3. _ / _ / _

  4. _ / the / _

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Correct Option: A
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.

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

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  1. the / _ / _

  2. _ / the / the

  3. no article

  4. the / _ / the

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Correct Option: C
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.

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.

proper use of articles articles english

  1. a ; a ; The ; a ; a 

  2. a ; a ;The ; the ; the 

  3. a ; an ; The ; the ; the

  4. a ; a ;  The ; the ; a

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Correct Option: B
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.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence:
Though their father is from Russia, the children cannot speak Russian.

proper use of articles articles english

  1. Though their father is from Russia, the children cannot speak a Russian.

  2. Though their father is from Russia, the children cannot speak an Russian.

  3. Though their father is from Russia, the children cannot speak the Russian.

  4. NO CHANGE

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The article is omitted before the names of continents, countries, capes, cities, towns, days, months, arts, languages, sciences, some diseases, etc. Hence, the correct answer is C).

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence:


Children enjoy playing in the rain.

proper use of articles articles english

  1. The children enjoy playing in the rain.

  2. A children enjoy playing in the rain.

  3. An children enjoy playing in the rain.

  4. NO CHANGE

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Correct Option: A,D
Explanation:

The given statement can be taken as a general statement and can also be directed towards a particular group of children. Hence Option D is correct (we don't need an article when making general statements). Option A is correct because it refers to a particular group of children which further describes them by mentioning what they enjoy. Options B and C are incorrect because the articles in both of them are used for singular nouns.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence:
The tea will be served when you return to the hotel.

proper use of articles articles english

  1. Tea will be served when you return to the hotel.

  2. A tea will be served when you return to the hotel.

  3. An tea will be served when you return to the hotel.

  4. NO CHANGE

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Before proper, material and abstract nouns used in a general sense, the article may be omitted. The noun 'tea' is used in a general sense in the given sentence. Hence, the correct answer is A.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence:
He was studying the Japanese and Chinese.

proper use of articles articles english

  1. He was studying a Japanese and a Chinese.

  2. He was studying an Japanese and an Chinese.

  3. He was studying Japanese and Chinese.

  4. NO CHANGE

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The article is omitted before the names of continents, countries, capes, cities, towns, days, months, arts, languages, sciences, some diseases, etc. Hence, the correct answer is C).