Question 1:
explain whether sentences given below are correct
or not with reference to the use of articles.
1. He is the European.
2. Do you like butter?
3. Art is the wonderful subject.
4. I want to drive car,
5. She eats the apple every day.
6. I need a water.
7. Who is the man?
8. Radha has got new mobile phone but its no
Answers
1. Incorrect
2. Correct
3. Incorrect
4. Correct
5. Incorrect
6. Incorrect
7. Correct
8. Correct (partial sentence given)
The explanation is as follows-
1. He is a European.
⇒ Article 'the' will be replaced by 'a' as 'the' is only used to show respect or marks a sign of something unique. Whereas 'a' is used for singular nouns, here it is "European".
2. Do you like butter?
⇒ This is a correct statement in reference to the articles.
3. Art is a wonderful subject.
⇒ Article 'the' is only used for superlative/comparative adjectives. So it is replaced by 'a' here.
4. I want to drive a car.
⇒ The noun car misses an article before it, thus 'a' will be added.
5. She eats an apple every day.
⇒ The article 'an' is used before nouns/words beginning with a vowel sound. The word apple begins with a vowel sound, so the article 'an' will be added.
6. I need water.
⇒ In this sentence, there will be no article because there is no clear sign of a noun.
7. Who is the man?
⇒ This sentence is entirely correct.
8. Radha has got a new mobile phone but it's no.
⇒ As we see in the above examples, article 'a' is missing here before the word 'new'.
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