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. . . . . . . . Children recited . . . . . . . . poem in . . . . . . . . honour of . . . . . . . . Prime Minister.

A. the, a, an, a

B. a, the, the, the

C. no article, a, an, the

D. the, a, the, the

Answer: Option D

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Articles are used before nouns or noun equivalents and are a type of adjective. The definite article (the) is used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader or the noun is specific. The indefinite article (a, an) is used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not known. 'The' is used with both singular and plural noun while 'a/an' is used with singular noun.
'children', 'honour' and 'Prime Minister' are specific noun and 'the' preposition is used whereas 'poem' is general word because there are many poems any specific name is not taken hence 'a' is used.

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  1. ABOOTTY O.
    ABOOTTY O. :
    8 months ago

    It is wrong to say IN THE HONOUR OF. Here THE is not used. "A ceremony in honour of those killed in the explosion" - a phrase from Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
    You can say "A state dinner was held in honour of the visiting Japanese premier", NOT "A state dinner was held in the honour of the visiting Japanese premier."

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