Articles - 1 - Class 10 English Grammar Advanced Free MCQ Test with solutions

When we talk about prison in a general sense (as a prisoner), no article is used.
When we refer to the specific prison building, we use the.

The correct answer is D) no article / the.

Tracey has been in prison for a year. Last Sunday his father went to the prison to see him.

The completed sentence is: Tom is studying English and Physics.

The correct answer is Option B - She has a black and a white dress.

In English grammar, an article such as a is used with a singular countable noun.

When one a appears before two coordinated adjectives and a single noun, as in a black and white dress, it normally denotes one dress that has both colours.

When the indefinite article is repeated before each adjective, as in a black and a white dress, it clearly indicates two distinct dresses, one black and one white.

The plural phrasing black and white dresses can be ambiguous about number or colour distribution and does not unambiguously express two separate singular items; therefore the repeated-article form in Option B is the correct and clear choice.

The correct answer is Option A - an/a/no article

Use an before a word that begins with a vowel sound; the letter h in this word is silent, so it starts with a vowel sound - therefore an is correct for that blank.

Use a before a word that begins with a consonant sound; the word used here begins with the consonant sound h, so a is correct for the second blank.

When a movement or arrival is described with verbs like get, go or come followed by the word home, we use no article before home; thus the third blank takes no article.

Putting these rules together gives the sequence an, a, no article, which matches the stated option.

The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject.

Option B is correct as 'A' as an article suits the blank as 'a movie' implies any movie that is random in nature. 'A' is used with singular countable nouns. Option C is incorrect because 'An' is used with a word having a vowel sound. The movie is incorrect. Option A is incorrect as The' indicates a particular movie mentioned previously in the passage. Option D is incorrect as an article is required to carry out the meaning of the sentence.

'Drums' is also a specific noun here as it is a part of the band's instruments. Thus we will use 'the' here as well.

Thus option A is the correct answer.

Options B, C, and D are incorrect.

The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject.

Option C is incorrect as The' is inappropriate since it is used as a definite article for something previously mentioned. Option D is incorrect as This’s used is inappropriate since it signifies something previously mentioned. Option B is incorrect as 'An' cannot be used with a word having a consonant at the beginning and having a consonant sound. We use a singular noun to say something about all things of that kind. Hence Option A is correct.

R. Peary was the famous American polar traveller. He was the first to reach the North Pole in 1909.

The correct answer is Option A - a/the/the

Use the indefinite article a before a singular, countable noun when it is being mentioned for the first time or is non-specific, and when the following word begins with a consonant sound.

Use the definite article the before ordinal expressions (for example, second, third) or when referring to a specific position or item that is uniquely identified.

Use the definite article the with names of unique geographical features (for example, poles, seas and rivers) because they denote one specific place.

Applying these rules yields the sequence a/the/the, so Option A is correct.

In the given sentence, we are talking about a particular bus that gave a signal before taking a turn. Thus, in this case, the use of a definite article is required.

Options A and B are not definite articles.

Option D - That' does not bring out the intended meaning. It is used to indicate that the object is not in close proximity to the speaker or something which is not present in the moment.

Thus, the correct answer will be Option (c)

Thus, C and E cannot be the answers.

Fire is specified to the one that's inside, a definite article of "the" will be used in the second blank.

Thus, B and D cannot be the answers.

A is the answer.

The correct answer is Option B - an

Use an before words that begin with a vowel sound. Use a before words that begin with a consonant sound.

The vowel letters are a, e, i, o and u, but the choice of article depends on the sound at the start of the word, not solely on the first letter.

For example, use an apple because it begins with a vowel sound; use an hour because the h is silent and the word begins with a vowel sound; and use a university because it begins with a consonant sound similar to the sound at the start of the word 'you'.

Because the relevant word begins with a vowel sound, the correct article is an, so Option B is correct.