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. . . . . . . . Damodar river was known as . . . . . . . . "Sorrow of Bengal."
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Both blanks will take 'the' article as specific river and specific title are being talked about.
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Thomas went into . . . . . . . . bathroom and brushed his teeth.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
We use the definite article 'the' in front of a noun when we believe the hearer/reader knows exactly what we are referring to. Since from the sentence we know that Thomas went into a specific bathroom and brushed his teeth, option C is the correct answer.
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. . . . . . . . elephant is a vegetarian.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
The correct answer is An.

In this sentence, an is the correct article to use before the word "elephant" because "elephant" starts with a vowel sound, and the choice of the article is based on the sound, not the actual first letter.
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I like . . . . . . . . skiing but I'm not very good at it.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Articles are not required while generalising a noun that is uncountable. Skiing is an activity and is spoken about in general here. Hence it does not need an article. Option D is correct.
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. . . . . . . . almighty will help us in our work.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
When specific entity is talked about 'the' article is used. Here, almighty is a specific entity.
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John had bought a telescope. We decided to use it to look at the meteor shower. As we stood on the balcony, he tapped my shoulder and handed me . . . . . . . . telescope.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
When specific entity is talked about 'the' article is used. In the first sentence, 'a' is used before 'telescope' because it's mentioned for the first time. In the last sentence, the correct answer should be 'the' because by then both the speaker and the listener know the identity of this noun. Hence Option C is the correct answer.
57
In . . . . . . . . past . . . . . . . . most people lived by doing . . . . . . . . agriculture.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
The first blank shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about a specific time while the other two blanks won't take any article as 'most people' is uncountable and 'agriculture' is the name of an activity.
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She worked as . . . . . . . . waitress.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Here, the sentence talks about the 'waitress' as general class of people like the second person. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the definite article 'a'.
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. . . . . . . . traffic in Turkey is bad.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Option C is correct as 'The' refers to a particular object of which the reader is aware of. The traffic here means the traffic in Turkey. It shows the uniqueness of the subject.
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My neighbour has gone to . . . . . . . . U. A. E.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
'The' is used before the plural forms of names of the countries/states. For example, 'The Netherlands, The United States of America.' The U.A.E is a combination of states and hence we use 'The' before 'U.A.E.'