Question

Exercises
1. Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with 'a', 'an' or the
In case more than one can be used, and in case you think
one would be more appropriate than the other(s), use it to
complete the sentence. If the blank space does not need any
of the three words, indicate this with an X.
a. ............ peacock is in danger of extinction.
b. Could you get me ............ kilogram of tea, please.
c. There is ............ European and ............ Eskimo among the
tourists.
d. ............ Sally I know lives in Bhubaneswar.
e. Sajita found ............ wallet on her way home. She took
............ wallet to the police station.
f. We must work to save ............ tigers from becoming extinct.
g. Have you had ............ breakfast?
h. You must reach ............ school before 9 a.m.
i. It is ............ awe-inspiring sight to see ............ Brahmaputra
in spate.
j. This is a painting of ............ Western Ghats, and that is a
photograph of ............ Mahabaleshwar peak.
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Answer 1

Answer:

1. The
2. a
3. an,an
4. the
5. a,the
6. the
7. X
8. the
9. an,the
10. the,the

Answer 2

1. Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with 'a', 'an' or the. In case more than one can be used, and in case you think one would be more appropriate than the other(s), use it to  complete the sentence. If the blank space does not need any  of the three words, indicate this with an X.

a. The peacock is in danger of extinction.

b. Could you get me a kilogram of tea, please.

c. There is a European and an Eskimo among the tourists.

d.  Sally I know lives in Bhubaneswar.

e. Sajita found the wallet on her way home. She took the wallet to the police station.

f. We must work to save the tigers from becoming extinct.

g. Have you had breakfast? X

h. You must reach the school before 9 a.m.

i. It is an awe-inspiring sight to see the Brahmaputra in spate.

j. This is a painting of the Western Ghats, and that is a  photograph of the Mahabaleshwar peak.

Some important points about indefinite articles-  

• An indefinite article is often used with a noun phrase.

• We should always remember that 'a' is always used at the start of the consonant and an always used at the start of the vowel.

• There are 26 alphabets which consists of 5 vowels(a,e,i,o,u) and 21 consonants.

• For example - A book, A car, A person ( all these words starts with a consonant). An apple, An owl, An egg ( all these words starts with a vowel)

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