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The doctor had . . . . . . . . friendly smile.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Indefinite article is used with singular nouns. 'A' article will be used.
12
What is . . . . . . . . capital of . . . . . . . . Switzerland?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Definite article is used with positions, directions, numbers etc. Hence, 'capital' will follow 'the' article. In the second blank no article will be used before name of a country.
13
Open . . . . . . . . book at . . . . . . . . page 20 and read . . . . . . . . text.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
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14
She lost . . . . . . . . ring that I had gifted her.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Specific ring that the first person gifted is being talked about and therefore 'the' article will be used.
15
Please, call . . . . . . . . police.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Here, 'Police' is a specific class of people and therefore definite article 'the' will be used.
16
Suzy got . . . . . . . . part-time job in . . . . . . . . Italian restaurant.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
'A' is used in front of words that start with a consonant sound. 'An' is used in front of words that start with a vowel sound. 'The' is used to refer to something which has already been mentioned and the reader knows about. In the given sentence, the use of indefinite articles is required. The word after first blank starts with consonant sound and the word after second blank starts with vowel sound. Hence, 'A' and 'An' will be put in the blanks respectively.
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We went to . . . . . . . . seaside and played on the beach.
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
'The' before seaside indicates the beach which the reader knows of. Hence, 'the' is the right usage.
18
The more stops in a flight, . . . . . . . . more dangerous it will be.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Definite article 'the' is used as an adverb before comparative degree. 'More dangerous' is comparative degree.
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. . . . . . . . teachers of this school are very liberal and intelligent.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
'this school' indicates a particular school and hence article 'the' will be used before teachers.
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Do you need . . . . . . . . English dictionary?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Indefinite article is used with singular nouns. 'An' article will be used because the word after the blank begins with vowel sound.