Question

Fill in the blanks with a , an or the

1. I want -- apple from that basket
2. -- Church on the corner is progressive. .

3. I borrowed-- pencil from your pile of pencils and pens .
4. One of -- students said , 'The professor is late 2day'
5. I bought -- umbrella to ho out in the rain
6. My daughter is learning to play -- violin at her school
7. Please give me -- cake that is on the corner
8. -- Ink in my pen is red. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

an,the,a,the,an,a,the,the

Answer 2

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• I want ___ apple from that basket.

➨ I want an apple from that basket.

• ___ Church on the corner is progressive.

➨ The church on the corner is progressive.

• I borrowed ___ pencil from your pile of pencils and pens.

➨ I borrowed a pencil from your pile of pencils and pens.

• One of ___ students said, 'The professor is late today'.

➨ One of the students said, 'The professor is late today'.

• I bought ___ umbrella to go out in the rain.

➨ I bought an umbrella to go out in the rain.

• My daughter is learning to play ___ violen at her school.

➨ My daughter is learning to play the violen at her school.

• Please give me ___ cake that is on the counter.

➨ Please give me the cake that is on the counter.

• ___ ink in my pen is red.

➨ The ink in my pen is red.

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• Articles are of two types - Definite and Indefinite.

Usage of The

The definite article the is used when:

• We have already spoken about the person or thing.

For example:

▪︎I saw a tree in the park. The tree had lost all its leaves.

In the second sentence, we are referring to the tree which we have already spoken about.

• We are speaking about a specific person, thing or place.

For example:

▪︎I want to meet the student who knows Spanish.

▪︎I have bought the book written by Charles Dickens.

In all the above examples, we use 'the' before a person, place or thing that we are specifically referring to.

• We are speaking about famous buildings, ships or anything that is unique or one of a kind.

For example:

▪︎ I visited the Qutub Minar when I went to Delhi.

▪︎The Prime Minister will visit the city.

Usage of A and An

The indefinite articles a and an are used when:

• We are using Singular countable nouns.

For example:

▪︎A man, an umbrella, a bus.

• We are referring to a person, place or thing for the first time.

For example:

▪︎An artist painted this wall.

▪︎There was a statue in front of the palace.