Fill in the blanks of the following sentences with appropriate articles.
(a) We started late in ------ afternoon. (b) He is -- M.D. (c) This is better of the
two. (d) He is honorary Magistrate. (e) The king left ------- heir. (f) She reads
Bangladesh Observer everyday. (g) sun rises in the east. (h) How blue sky
looks! (i) You are Nazrul, I see. (j) Rita is ------ untidy girl.
Answers
Answer:
a) the
b) an
c) please ask it clearly
d) an
e) the
f) the
g) The Sun rises in the east.
h) How blue the sky looks!
I) You are a Nazrul , I see.
j) an
hope it helps
Given sentences :
(a) We started late in ------ afternoon.
(b) He is -- M.D.
(c) This is better of ---- two.
(d) He is ---- honorary Magistrate.
(e) The king left ------- heir.
(f) She reads ---- Bangladesh Observer everyday.
(g) Sun rises in ---- east.
(h) How blue --- sky looks!
(i) You are ---- Nazrul, I see.
(j) Rita is ------ untidy girl.
What to do?
We have to fill up the blanks with appropriate articles.
Answer :
- a) the
- b) an
- c) the
- d) an
- e) the
- f) the
- g) the
- h) the
- i) a
- j) an
Clarification:
Answers in statements,
(a) We started late in the afternoon.
(b) He is an M.D.
(c) This is better of the two.
(d) He is an honorary Magistrate.
(e) The king left the heir.
(f) She reads the Bangladesh Observer everyday.
(g) Sun rises in the east.
(h) How blue the sky looks!
(i) You are a Nazrul, I see.
(j) Rita is an untidy girl.
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✰ A, an and the are called articles.
✰ The articles a & an are Indefinite articles since these articles do not refer to any particular nouns.
✰ Whereas, article the is a definite article since it points out a specific noun.
✰ Article A - This article is used before words which starts with a vowel ans they produce constant sound.
✰ Article AN - This article is used before words which starts with a silent constant.
✰ About Article THE - Always remember that article the is not used with names of cities, continents, abstract nouns and uncountable nouns.