Fill in the blanks a, an, the where necessary.
1. About half... hour later, I saw ...... old lady walking towards ...... house. She paused for ......... while at ......... gate. Then she rang .... door bell.
2. I am eagerly waiting for ........ one-day international between ....... India and ...... Sri Lanka, ........ two teams are evenly matched and it promises to be ....... exciting match.
3. Even ....... Gandhi would find it difficult to pull ......... country out of ......... present mess.
4. ....... lady who lives in ...... neighbouring house is ....... architect by profession. She is ...... Australian married to ......... European ......... two are leading quite ......... contented life.
5. If you are ......... privileged child, you must learn to share .... good things of ......... life you have with ..... poor and ......... deprived. You must learn to give, for .... more you give, ...... better you feel.
6. ........ History Club of ......... school is organising ..... tour of ......... historical places in and around ......... Agra in ......... beginning of ......... autumn break.
7. Why are you in ......... hurry? Why don't you stay for some more days and enjoy ......... scenic beauty of ........ snow-clad peaks of ....... Himalayas?
8. ........ team of two Indian mountaineers succeeded in reaching ..... top of Mt. Everest, .... highest peak in ....... world. ......... whole nation applauded feat.
9. I am ......... young boy from ......... island to ......... east of this place. About ......... week ago, I set out fishing in ......... sail boat but got caught in ......... storm.......... boat sank
but I managed to swim ashore.
10)Managing Director was busy in ......... urgent meeting with ......... M.P. from ......... Maharashtra. I had to wait for ......... hour and ......... half before I could meet him and discuss with him ......... problem I am facing.
Answers
The blanks with suitable articles are filled as :
1. About half an hour later, I saw an old lady walking towards the house. She paused for a while at the gate. Then she rang the doorbell.
2. I am eagerly waiting for a one-day international between India and Sri Lanka, the two teams are evenly matched and it promises to be an exciting match.
3. Even Gandhi would find it difficult to pull the country out of the present mess.
4. The lady who lives in the neighboring house is an architect by profession. She is an Australian married to a European the two are leading quite a contented life.
5. If you are a privileged child, you must learn to share the good things of life you have with the poor and the deprived. You must learn to give, for the more you give, the better you feel.
6. The History Club of the school is organizing a tour of the historical places in and around Agra in the beginning of the autumn break.
7. Why are you in a hurry? Why don't you stay for some more days and enjoy the scenic beauty of the snow-clad peaks of the Himalayas?
8. A team of two Indian mountaineers succeeded in reaching the top of Mt. Everest, the highest peak in the world. The whole nation applauded the feat.
9. I am a young boy from an island to the east of this place. About a week ago, I set out fishing in a sailboat but got caught in a storm the boat sank but I managed to swim ashore.
10. Managing Director was busy in an urgent meeting with the M.P. from Maharashtra. I had to wait for an hour and a half before I could meet him and discuss with him the problem I am facing.
Use of Articles:
- Articles such as a, an, and the are used in sentences to add value and proper meaning.
- The article 'a' is used before nouns or words starting with a consonant sound. It is mostly used for singular nouns.
- On the other hand, 'an' is used before nouns or words starting from a vowel sound. Such as 'an apple', the noun apple begins from the vowel sound 'a'.
- Lastly, 'the' will be used for words with special importance or rareness. It shows respect for a position or place and can be used for plural nouns. Also comes before the superlative degree of adjectives.
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Completed sentences with appropriate articles are as follows:
- 1. About half an hour later, I saw an old lady walking towards the house. She paused for a while at the gate. Then she rang the doorbell.
- 2. I am eagerly waiting for the one-day international between India and Sri Lanka, the two teams are evenly matched and it promises to be an exciting match.
- 3. Even Gandhi would find it difficult to pull the country out of the present mess.
- 4. The lady who lives in the neighboring house is an architect by profession. She is an Australian married to a European the two are leading quite a contented life.
- 5. If you are a privileged child, you must learn to share the good things of life you have with the poor and the deprived. You must learn to give, for the more you give, the better you feel.
- 6. The History Club of the school is organizing a tour of the historical places in and around Agra at the beginning of the autumn break.
- 7. Why are you in a hurry? Why don't you stay for some more days and enjoy the scenic beauty of the snow-clad peaks of the Himalayas?
- 8. A team of two Indian mountaineers succeeded in reaching the top of Mt. Everest, the highest peak in the world. The whole nation applauded the feat.
- 9. I am a young boy from an island to the east of this place. About a week ago, I set out fishing in the sailboat but got caught in the storm the boat sank but I managed to swim ashore.
- 10. Managing Director was busy in an urgent meeting with an M.P. from Maharashtra. I had to wait for an hour and a half before I could meet him and discuss with him the problem I am facing.
Articles:
- A, an, and the are the three articles used in English.
- As a sort of adjective, articles are used before nouns or their equivalents.
- Before a noun, the definite article (the) is used to show that the reader is aware of the word's identity.
- A word called an article is used to denote a noun's status as a noun without explaining it.
- The article a, for instance, designates the word dog as a noun in the line Nick bought a dog.
- Anything that functions as a noun, such as a pronoun or a noun phrase, can also be modified by articles.
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