Question

Fill in the blanks with a, an or the
1. There are quite __ number of divisions into which life can be divided, But for ___ purposes of this evening I am going to speak of two ; __ Bright side of life and the __ dark side.

Answer 1

The blanks will be filled with articles as follows:

a

the

the

the

Articles In English Language

• There are three articles in English language which are a, an and the.
• We use the article 'a' before common words which do not begin with a vowel sound.
• We use article 'an' before common words that begin with a vowel sound.
• We use article 'the' for specified or proper nouns.

Answer 2

There are quite a number of divisions into which life can be divided, but for the purposes of this evening I am going to speak of two; the bright side of life and the dark side.

The Articles are an important part of English grammar. They are usually used before a noun in a sentence. 'The', 'a', 'an' are the three articles used.

• In the first blank the article 'a' will be used as the word later is a number and begins with a consonant.
• The second blank will contain 'the' as purposes are in its plural form. 'The' is usually used for the plural form of words.
• The phrase 'bright side of life' shows something which is definite and cannot be counted. Thus, the article 'the' will be used before that.

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