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51
. . . . . . . . Mt. Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
No article is required.
52
Our plane was delayed. We had to wait at . . . . . . . . airport for three hours.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
The definite article 'the' is used before specific things/places. Here, 'airport' refers to the specific one where they waited.
53
Sheela gave me a pen. I liked . . . . . . . . pen.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
The identity of the pen is known to the readers after the first sentence. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
54
In his childhood, he lived with . . . . . . . . grandfather, . . . . . . . . poor tailor.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
In the first blank, article "the" will be used because 'grandfather' is specific person.
In the second blank, 'poor tailor' is a general noun, therefore, article "a" will be used.
55
Mexico is . . . . . . . . large city.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Here, 'city' is a common noun and indefinite article will be used. 'Large' begins with a consonant sound and therefore article 'A' will be used.
56
. . . . . . . . Nature looks Beautiful in . . . . . . . . spring.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
In the first blank, 'Nature' is a proper noun and should not be preceded by any article.
In the second blank, 'spring' is a specific season and time of the year. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.
57
There is a CD attached to . . . . . . . . back of the book.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Article 'the' is used before a specific, definite noun. The sentence given clearly states that a specific book is spoken about. Since a book has only one back, option C is correct.
58
I was ill, so I went to see . . . . . . . . doctor who has a clinic beside my home.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
We use the definite article 'the' when the noun is followed by a clause or phrase which identifies it. In the given sentence, the 'doctor' is identified with the clause 'who has a clinic beside my home'. Option C is correct here since we are referring to a specific doctor.
59
I'd like to go to . . . . . . . . China and see . . . . . . . . Great Wall.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Even though both of these nouns: China and the Great Wall are proper nouns, the rules apply differently here. China is a country and we don't use an article before most countries (China being one of them). When the proper noun is unique and there is only one in existence, like 'Great Wall', 'the' article is used.
60
Sonal is going to . . . . . . . . England to visit her grandfather.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
England is a country and we don't use an article before most countries (England being one of them).