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31.We had ____ very good weather we were on holiday.
A.a
B. an
C. the
D.No article
ANSWER: D
SOLUTION:No article is used before uncountable/abstract nouns used in a general sense. (Good) Weather is an abstract noun used in a general sense in the given sentence.
32. May I borrow ____ pencil,please?
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. None of these
ANSWER: A
SOLUTION:Here ‘pencil’ is general and unspecific. Indefinite article ‘a’ will be used as ‘pencil’ begins with consonant sound.
33.____ United States of America is ____ country. It is in North America.
A. a, an
B. the, a
C. an, an
D. No article, a
ANSWER: B
SOLUTION:In the first blank, article “the” will be used because it is an exception. With the Countries names starting with ‘State, United and Republic’, article “the” will be used.
In the second blank, country is common noun, it is something general, and therefore, article “a” will be used.
34. Can we go to ____ park near my school?
A. a
B. an
C.the
D. None of these
ANSWER: C
SOLUTION:Here, specific ‘park’ near ‘school’ has been mentioned. Hence, definite article ‘the’ will be used.
35.____ rich are not always kind.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
ANSWER: C
SOLUTION:The word ‘rich’ is adjective. However, it is also sometimes used as noun to refer to the entire class of people who are ‘rich’. Hence, definite article ‘the’ is used.
36. He is ____ handsome boy.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
ANSWER: A
SOLUTION:Here, the sentence talks about the ‘boy’ as general class of people. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use indefinite article ‘a/an’. The word ‘handsome’ starts with consonant sound and therefore ‘a’ will be used.
37. What’s ____ name of that man we met yesterday?
A. a
B. the
C. an
D.None of these
ANSWER: B
SOLUTION:When a noun is followed by a phrase or clause that identifies it, that means the noun is specific and particular. Here the noun ‘name’ is made specific by the clause “of that man we met yesterday”. For such nouns, we use the article ‘the’ which is a definite article.
38. We had ____ really good time yesterday.
A. the
B.an
C. a
D.None of these
ANSWER: C
SOLUTION:Here, the sentence talks about the ‘time’ as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the indefinite article ‘a/an’. ‘Really’ begins with consonant sound, therefore, ‘a’ article will be used.
39. ____ Water of this river is dirty.
A.an
B.a
C.the
D.no article
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION:Option C is correct as ‘The’ is used with words with superlatives. ‘Greatest’ is superlative.
40. The robbers entered ____ room.
A.a
B. an
C. the
D.No article
ANSWER: C
SOLUTION:’Room’ is specific as it is the room where ‘the robbers entered’. Hence, definite article ‘the’ will be used.