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📚 Articles & Determiners Practice
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Q41. It's _________ most expensive hotel in town.
Explanation: Use the definite article the before a superlative to refer to a specific item that is at the top of a group. In "It's the most expensive hotel in town," the hotel is singled out as having the highest price among all hotels there, so we need the definite article "the." A is incorrect because it does not indicate a specific item; C (one) is not used with superlatives; D is not needed since B is correct. ? Did You Know? With superlatives like the most ... or the best ..., always use the definite article the. ? Remember: The + superlative (the tallest, the oldest, the most expensive).
Q42. ________ Mount Everest is in the Himalayas
Explanation in simple English Correct: the Rule: Use the definite article the for a specific, identifiable thing or a known landmark (e.g., the Himalayas). Here, Mount Everest is treated as a known landmark in that range. Why others wrong: A. a is incorrect for a specific, unique mountain. C. one is not a determiner for this sentence. D. None of these is incorrect since B is correct.
Q43. My mother is allergic to _______ cigarette smoke.
Answer: D (none of these) Reason: “cigarette smoke” is an uncountable noun used in a general sense. No article is needed before it: “allergic to cigarette smoke.” Rule: Use a/an for a singular count noun; the for a specific noun; zero article for general, non-count nouns. Why other options fail: a or an would wrongly imply a single cigarette smoke; the would refer to specific cigarette smoke, which is not intended here.
Q44. I visited _________ store which sold furniture and paintings.
Correct answer: a Reason: Use the indefinite article a before a non-specified singular noun: I visited a store. Grammar rule: a/an are used with singular, countable nouns; use a before consonant sounds (a store), and an before vowel sounds (an idea). Why others are wrong: the – refers to a specific store.
Q45. _______ gift she gave him was very expensive.
The
The is used before a noun that is specific or already known to both speaker and listener. In this sentence, the gift is a particular gift that has been identified or referred to in context, so we use the definite article "the". A or An would introduce a non-specific gift, and No article would be incorrect for a singular countable noun here.
Use the definite article "the" for specific nouns already known or uniquely identifiable in context; use "a"/"an" for non-specific singular nouns; omit articles with plural or uncountable nouns where appropriate.
The book on the table is mine.
Q46. My mother bought me ______ new Pair of shoes.
"A" is the indefinite article used before singular countable nouns that start with a consonant sound.
Q47. He always practised _______ ahimsa.
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Q48. I first met him _______ year ago.
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Q49. He sent _______ word that he would come soon.
Idea: In "He sent _______ word that he would come soon," the phrase is an idiom: "send word" meaning to inform someone. Correct answer: No article needed Rule: Use zero article with certain verbs in fixed expressions (send word, give notice, make way) where the noun is singular but the phrase is idiomatic. Why others are wrong: - A/an: would imply a specific, countable word; not used in this idiom. - the: would refer to a specific word already known, which isn’t the case here.
Q50. Last year I spent _______ few days in Mumbai with a cousin from America. (appropriate article)
"a few" is used to indicate a small, unspecified number of days spent in Mumbai with a cousin from America.