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Fill in the blank with a suitable article:

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

proper use of articles articles english

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. no article

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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

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. no article

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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.

proper use of articles articles english

  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?

proper use of articles articles english

  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.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence:


The laptops are provided to employees of the company.

proper use of articles articles english

  1. NO CHANGE

  2. A laptops are provided to employees of the company.

  3. An laptops are provided to employees of the company.

  4. Laptops are provided to employees of the company.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
'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. We use A/An with a singular countable noun.
We use 'A' with words starting with a consonant and 'An' with words starting with a vowel respectively.
'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.
By reading all the options. we see Option B and C are grammatically incorrect. We don't use articles in front of names. Hence the given sentence requires correction and option D is correct.

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
A demonstration is an act of showing by giving proof or ______ evidence.

proper use of articles articles english

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. no article

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Articles are part of speech, used to indicate nouns and to specify their application. Definite articles (the) limit the meaning of a noun to one particular  thing. Indefinite articles (a, an) are used when referring to a noun in a general sense 
The word  'evidence' is an uncountable noun. Sentences that refer to plurals or uncountable nouns do not require any article.
Thus, the correct answer is Option D and the other options are incorrect.


Fill in the blanks with the correct or no article(s):
_____ actor won _____ national award for his performance. (specific actor and specific award)

proper use of articles articles english

  1. The ; a

  2. The ; the

  3. An ; a

  4. An ; no article

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Since in the question it is already mentioned that we are referring to a specific actor and a specific award, we have to use the definite article 'the' in both the blanks as it refers to, or introduces a particular and specific noun. Hence option B is the correct answer.

Option A is incorrect because as already mentioned, it is imperative that we use the definite article in both blanks, however, 'a' is an indefinite article thus making it incorrect.
Options C and D are incorrect because it includes the indefinite articles 'a' and 'an' that is used before singular nonspecific nouns. Since the nouns in question (actor and national award) are specific, using either of these options would be grammatically incorrect.

Fill in the blank with the correct or no article with the help of the hint in the bracket:
Robert owns _____ yellow and _____ blue bird. (any bird)

proper use of articles articles english

  1. a; a

  2. the; the

  3. a; no article

  4. a; the

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

If two nouns refer to the same person or thing, the article is used before the first noun only. But if the nouns refer to different persons or things, the article is used before each noun. SInce in the given statement, both the nouns yellow and blue refer to one bird the article will be used before the first noun only and no article will be used before the second. Also, the indefinite article 'a' should be used whenever noun is unspecific. Therefore, Option C is the correct answer. Since the nouns are not used to refer the two different birds, the indefinite article 'a' cannot be used before the second noun. Therefore, Option A is incorrect. 'The' cannot be used in when the nouns are being used in general, it is used with specified nouns only. Therefore, Option B and D are incorrect.