Question

16. Fill in the blanks using the correct articles (a, an, the).
1) Mr. Omid is
Englishman whom I met yesterday.
2) The old man was looking after
old age home.
3) Mr. Raju was
rich man.
4)
apple is a tasty fruit.
5)
elephant likes to eat sugarcane.​

Answer 1

★ ARTICLES :

❶) Mr. Omid is an Englishman whom I met yesterday.

❷) The old man was looking after an old age home.

❸) Mr. Raju was a rich man.

❹) An apple is a tasty fruit.

❺) The elephant likes to eat sugarcane.

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★ More to know :

Rules for articles (a, an & the) :

• 'A' & 'an' is used before countable nouns.
• 'The' is used before non-countable nouns.
• 'A' is used before consonants sounds.
• 'A' is also used before words spelt with vowels but are consonant.
• 'The' is used before specific names.
• 'The' is used before common nouns.
• 'The' is also used before uncountable nouns. Example - The water, the milk, etc.