. . . . . . . . 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)
Children is a plural noun used in a general sense, not referring to any specific group of children, so no article is required before it.Poem is a singular countable noun mentioned for the first time. Since it begins with a consonant sound, we use the indefinite article a.
Honour is an abstract noun. In competitive English, when an abstract noun is used to indicate a particular kind or occasion, it is often preceded by an article. As honour begins with a vowel sound, the article an is used.
Prime Minister refers to a unique and specific constitutional post in a country, so it always takes the definite article the.
Correct sentence:
Children recited a poem in an honour of the Prime Minister.
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A. the, a, an, a
B. a, the, the, the
C. no article, a, an, the
D. the, a, the, the
C is also correct if we use children as in general sense
But in this case Children recited poem so there is a specific group of children to be selected for reciting the Poem and a special type of honour for the prime minister
As per your explanation Or my opinion Please correct your answer.
As children is use in general term so definit articles can not be used and as children is plural so indefinite can not be used so is se pehly the nhi aa sakta no article hona chahie and honor starts with a vowel sound so an hona chahie
Use of 'the' is wrong before honor.. because its pronounciation start with 'O' and h is silent.. And before vovel we always use 'An'.
Therefore An Honor is the correct usage..
If chilredn, prime minister and honour is specific.so, poem s/b specific also,
Here children can be any child likewise poem can be any poem.
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."