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Omission of the Articles
Articles are omitted:
1) Before names of substances and abstract nouns (i.e. uncountable nouns) used in a general sense. E.g.
i) Sugar is bad for your teeth.
ii) Gold is a precious metal.
Note: Uncountable nouns take 'the' when used in a particular sense (especially when qualified by an adjective or adjectival phrase or clause); E.g.
i) Would you pass me the sugar? (means the sugar on the table)
2) Before plural countable nouns used in a general sense. E.g.
i) Children like chocolates.
ii) Computers are used in many offices.
Note: Such nouns take 'the' when used with a particular meaning.
E.g. Where are the children? (means our/specific children)
3) Before most proper nouns, namely, names of people (i.e. Gopal, Rahim); names of continents, countries, cities, etc. (i.e. Europe, Pakistan, Nagpur); names of individual mountains (i.e. Mount Everest); individual islands, lakes, hills, etc.
4) Before names of meals (used in a general sense)
i) What time do you have lunch?
ii) Dinner is ready.
Note: We use 'a' when there is an adjective before breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc. We use 'the' when we specify. E.g.
i) I had a late lunch today.
ii) The dinner we had at the Garden Hotel was very nice.
5) Before languages. E.g.
i) We are studying English.
ii) They speak Punjabi at home. (But, 'The' Punjabi language: when 'Punjabi' is used as an adjective)
Articles are omitted:
1) Before names of substances and abstract nouns (i.e. uncountable nouns) used in a general sense. E.g.
i) Sugar is bad for your teeth.
ii) Gold is a precious metal.
Note: Uncountable nouns take 'the' when used in a particular sense (especially when qualified by an adjective or adjectival phrase or clause); E.g.
i) Would you pass me the sugar? (means the sugar on the table)
2) Before plural countable nouns used in a general sense. E.g.
i) Children like chocolates.
ii) Computers are used in many offices.
Note: Such nouns take 'the' when used with a particular meaning.
E.g. Where are the children? (means our/specific children)
3) Before most proper nouns, namely, names of people (i.e. Gopal, Rahim); names of continents, countries, cities, etc. (i.e. Europe, Pakistan, Nagpur); names of individual mountains (i.e. Mount Everest); individual islands, lakes, hills, etc.
4) Before names of meals (used in a general sense)
i) What time do you have lunch?
ii) Dinner is ready.
Note: We use 'a' when there is an adjective before breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc. We use 'the' when we specify. E.g.
i) I had a late lunch today.
ii) The dinner we had at the Garden Hotel was very nice.
5) Before languages. E.g.
i) We are studying English.
ii) They speak Punjabi at home. (But, 'The' Punjabi language: when 'Punjabi' is used as an adjective)
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Omission of Articles:
6) Before school, college, university, church, bed, hospital, prison, when these places are visited or used for their primary purpose. E.g.
i) I learned French at school.
ii) We go to church on Sundays.
iii) He stays in bed till nine every morning.
iv) My uncle is still in hospital.
Note 'The' is used with these words when we refer to them as a definite place, building or object rather than to the normal activity that goes on there.
E.g.
i) The school is very close to my place.
ii) I met him at the church.
iii) The bed is broken.
7) Before names of relations, like father, mother, aunt, uncle. E.g.
i) Father has returned.
ii) Aunt wants you to see her.
6) Before school, college, university, church, bed, hospital, prison, when these places are visited or used for their primary purpose. E.g.
i) I learned French at school.
ii) We go to church on Sundays.
iii) He stays in bed till nine every morning.
iv) My uncle is still in hospital.
Note 'The' is used with these words when we refer to them as a definite place, building or object rather than to the normal activity that goes on there.
E.g.
i) The school is very close to my place.
ii) I met him at the church.
iii) The bed is broken.
7) Before names of relations, like father, mother, aunt, uncle. E.g.
i) Father has returned.
ii) Aunt wants you to see her.
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| 'Wisdom is gift of heaven.' Pick the option which correctly adds an article to the given sentence:; |
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Wisdom is the gift of heaven.
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This sentence doesn't need an article.
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Wisdom is a gift of heaven.
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Wisdom is the gift of a heaven.
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Pick the correct option:
I think he is still in ______
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Pick the correct option:
______
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| 'Men are too often led astray by prejudice.' Pick the option which correctly adds an article to the given sentence. |
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This sentence doesn't need an article.
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Men are too often led astray by the prejudice.
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| 'Wild animals suffer when kept in captivity.' Pick the option which correctly adds an article to the given sentence. |
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The wild animals suffer when kept in captivity.
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This sentence doesn't need an article.
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Pick the correct option:
He spent ______
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| 'Both of them entered college after finishing school.' Pick the option which correctly adds an article to the given sentence. |
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Both of them entered the college after finishing school.
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This sentence doesn't need an article.
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| 'He started school when he was six years old.' Pick the option which correctly adds an article to the given sentence. |
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This sentence doesn't need an article.
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He started school when he was a six years old.
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| 'When will father be back?' Pick the option which correctly adds an article to the given sentence. |
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This sentence doesn't need an article.
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When will the father be back?
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| 'May we have pleasure of your company.' Pick the option which correctly adds an article to the given sentence. |
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This sentence doesn't need an article.
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May we have the pleasure of your company.
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Pick the correct option:
I went to ______
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the |
| Pick the correct option to say: 'The sky looks really blue!' |
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Oh my God! How blue the sky looks!
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Oh my God! How the blue sky looks!
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We were put in prison.
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We were put in the prison.
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Repetition of articles
If we say: 'I have a black and white dog.', we mean a dog that is partly black and partly white.
But if we say:
I have a black and a white dog.
In this case, we mean two dogs: one black and another white.
Hence, when two or more adjectives qualify the same noun, the article is used before the first adjective only; but when they qualify different nouns, expressed or understood, the article is normally used before each adjective.
If we say: 'I have a black and white dog.', we mean a dog that is partly black and partly white.
But if we say:
I have a black and a white dog.
In this case, we mean two dogs: one black and another white.
Hence, when two or more adjectives qualify the same noun, the article is used before the first adjective only; but when they qualify different nouns, expressed or understood, the article is normally used before each adjective.
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Compare
i) The Secretary and Treasurer is absent.
ii) The Secretary and the Treasurer are absent.
The first sentence clearly indicates that the posts of Secretary and Treasurer are held by one person.
The repetition of the article in the second sentence indicates that the two posts are held by two different people.
Hence, we see that when two or more connected nouns refer to the same person or thing, the article is ordinarily used before the first noun only; but when two or more connected nouns refer to different persons or things, the article is used before each.
i) The Secretary and Treasurer is absent.
ii) The Secretary and the Treasurer are absent.
The first sentence clearly indicates that the posts of Secretary and Treasurer are held by one person.
The repetition of the article in the second sentence indicates that the two posts are held by two different people.
Hence, we see that when two or more connected nouns refer to the same person or thing, the article is ordinarily used before the first noun only; but when two or more connected nouns refer to different persons or things, the article is used before each.
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We may either say:
The third and the fourth chapter.
[Or] The third and fourth chapters.
In expressing a comparison, if two nouns refer to the same person or thing, the article is used before the first noun only.
E.g. He is a better mechanic than clerk. (meaning: he does better as a mechanic than as a clerk)
But, if they refer to different persons or things, the article must be used with each noun.
E.g. He is a better mechanic than a clerk (would make).
The third and the fourth chapter.
[Or] The third and fourth chapters.
In expressing a comparison, if two nouns refer to the same person or thing, the article is used before the first noun only.
E.g. He is a better mechanic than clerk. (meaning: he does better as a mechanic than as a clerk)
But, if they refer to different persons or things, the article must be used with each noun.
E.g. He is a better mechanic than a clerk (would make).
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| 'The Secretary and the Treasurer are absent.' How many people we are talking about in the sentence? |
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One
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Two
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| Pick the correct option to say: 'He thinks better than how he debates.' |
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He is a better thinker than debater.
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He is a better thinker than a debater.
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The sixth and the seventh page of the notebook is blank.
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The sixth and seventh page of the notebook is blank.
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Pick the correct option:
The soccer team came out ______
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There was a knock on the door.
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There was a knock on a door.
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| 'I have a blue and black car.' How many cars do I have? |
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One
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Two
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| 'Man cannot live by bread alone.' Pick the option which correctly adds an article to the given sentence. |
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Man cannot live by a bread alone.
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This sentence doesn't need an article.
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Pick the correct option:
He is used to sleeping in ______
the daytime and working at night |
daytime and working at the night |
daytime and working at night |
the daytime and working at the night |
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