Article MCQ Questions and Answers | English Aptitude MCQ

No article is used before proper nouns. Professor Brown is a proper noun.

The definite article 'the' is used before nouns that refer to something specific. Here, we are referring to the specific books that are on the top shelf.

In the first blank, 'novelist' is general class of people and indefinite article be used. As 'novelist' begins with consonant sound, article 'a' will be used.
In the second blank, no article will be used because 'novelist' and 'essayist' is the same person and article will be used only once.

'An' is an indefinite article which is used before a word that begins with a vowel sound and which refers to unspecific/general things. Here, 'actor' begins with a vowel sound and it is unspecific.

Here, the noun after the blank is common noun. Hence, indefinite article will be followed. 'An' is used because the word 'honest' sounds 'onest'.

Here, we want to focus on one particular thing i.e. "way" and nothing in general. So, 'the' is the right article here.

Here in the given question, young Parsee denotes a group or class of people, therefore use of the indefinite article is appropriate. The choice between 'an' and 'a' is determined by the sound of the noun. Before a noun beginning with a vowel sound 'an' is used. 'A' is used for nouns which begins with a consonant sound since here it is to be used before 'young' which begins with a consonant sound 'y', Option A is correct.

The blank will take 'a' because it comes before the noun complement 'Japanese camera' which is general.

'The' is used before unique things (one of their kind). Moon and Earth are unique, that is, there is only one of each of them.

Indefinite article is used with singular unspecific noun. 'Chocolate' is singular and unspecific. 'a' article will be used because 'chocolate' begins with consonant sound.