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

proper use of articles articles english

  1. a

  2. no article

  3. the

  4. an

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Correct Option: B
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.

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

proper use of articles articles english

  1. a

  2. the

  3. No article

  4. an

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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 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.

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

proper use of articles articles english
    • / the

  2. the / a

    • / *

  4. the / the

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Correct Option: C

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

proper use of articles articles english

  1. no article

  2. the

  3. a

  4. an

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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 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. 

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

proper use of articles articles english

  1. The / a

  2. No article / a

  3. A / a

  4. No article / no article

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Correct Option: B
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. 

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

proper use of articles articles english

  1. no article

  2. a

  3. an

  4. 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 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. 

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.