Article MCQ Questions and Answers | English Aptitude MCQ

No article is required.

Here, the sentence talks about the 'boy' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a/an'. The word 'excellent' starts with a vowel and therefore 'an' will be used.

'The' is used before adjectives when they represent a particular class or group rather than a single noun. Here, the adjective 'poor' is used to indicate the entire class of poor people.

Generally, we use "the" before "cinema" because it's a specific place people go for entertainment.
David is going to a specific cinema, so we use "the cinema".

However, "church" is a bit different. We often use "church" without "the" when referring to it as a place of worship or religious activity.
David's father is going to church for religious reasons, so we use "no article".

Therefore, the correct answer is Option A: the, no article.

In the given sentence, we are referring to the shops located in a specific place, the city center. Hence the noun 'shops' is specific for which we use the definite article 'the', option C is the correct option.

'a' should be used before words with consonant sounds at the beginning and 'an' before words with vowel sounds at the beginning. The word 'University' has consonant sound 'yoo'. Hence, 'a' is used.

Here, the sentence talks about the 'shirt' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.

Here, the sentence talks about the 'letter' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.

Here, the sentence talks about the 'ewe' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.

In the sentence "He fell and was taken to . . . . . . . . hospital", we need to consider whether we are talking about a specific hospital or just a hospital in general.
When someone is injured and taken to "hospital", it is usually understood to mean the local hospital or a hospital for treatment. Therefore, it does not refer to a specific hospital that was previously mentioned.

In British English, when referring to an institution like "hospital" in general, we don't usually use an article. Similarly we don't use an article for school or prison if we are the patient, student, or prisoner.

Therefore, the correct answer is D: none of the above because no article is necessary in this sentence.