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MODEL QUESTIONS 1. Akhila is …….honest girl A. a B. an C. the D. No article 2. Sriram purchased ……car A. a B. an C. the D. No article 3. ……..Silver is used as …….ornament A. a,an B. No article, an C. the,a D. No article,No article 4. she had…… late lunch today A. a B. an C. the D. No article
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5. Venu lives in ……… India A. a B. an C. the D. No article 6. I have caught …….. thief A. a B. an C. the D. No article 7. …. Sky is blue A. a B. an C. the D. No article 8. Arun Teja had been to …. U.S.A A. a B. an C. the D. No article ANSWERS: 1. B 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. C
Arun Teja had been to...... U.S.A ARTICLES � A, An, The are called ‘Articles’. Articles
are classified into two types. They are 1. Definite Articles 2. Indefinite Article � Usage of articles depend on the ‘Sound’ � for vowel sound--use ‘an’ � for consonant sound--use ‘a’ � Remember, observe the sound before answering article. If the word with vowel sound use-’an’ even it may be started with a consonant 1. Kevin is a European-- ‘yu’--consonant sound 2. Rahul is an Indian--‘e’--vowel sound for vowel sound use--’an’ for consonant sound use--’a’ � He is an honest man � Here ‘h’ is a silent letter and pronounced with vowel sound so use ‘an’ � It is a one rupee coin � “one” pronounced with consonant sound so use ‘a’ � To identify the sound, How it is pronounced use Telugu alphabet sounds Vowels (vowel sound ) from a aa to...aha Consonants (sound) Ka, kha.........Rowthi
use of A � It is used before a word beginning with a
consonant sound Eg: a book, a pen, a child…etc � Before vowels pronouncing with consonant sound Eg: a university, a union, a one-rupee note, a one-eyed bird � Before a singular countable noun which is used to single out some person or thing to represent a class/race Eg: A cow is a useful animal a rose, a son,…..etc In exclamations � What a beautiful flower! � What a genius he is! � What a naughty child! � Before a person who is not known a Mr. varma, a Mr. karan � Which means some Varma & some karan � Before the words denoting numbers a hundred, a dozen, a million In some phrases Eg: in a hurry, make a noise, tell a lie, a pity….etc
Use of AN � Before vowels pronouncing with vowel sound
Eg: an Elephant, an Umbrella,an Apple, an Owl � Before consonants pronouncing with vowel sound Eg: an Honest man, an heir, an heiress, Abbreviations with vowel sound an M.B.B.S doctor, an M.L.A, an X-RAY
USE OF THE � It is used before ethnic(nationalities) groups
Eg: The French,the The Russian, The English � It is used before historical texts Eg: The magna carta, The constitution
� It is used before only these diseases
� The Java, The Sumatra, The Andaman, The
Eg: the Mumps, the Measles � It is used before countries with more than one word except Great Britain Eg: The U.S.S.R, The U.S.A, The U.A.E It is used before names of the political parties Eg: The B.J.P, The Congress party,The TRS party, The Akalidath…etc it is used before the Dynasties,Empires…. � The Guptha dynasty, The Mouryan dynasty � The British Empire � It is used before the dates Eg: the 12th of may The 22nd of April � In certain idiomatic phrases Eg: in the wrong on the contrary, in the air, out of the question in the nick of time,at the eleventh hour. It is used before � The heavenly bodies Ex. The Sun, The Moon, The Earth, The Sky.............etc Before the names of the rivers : � The Ganges, The Indus, The Godavari, The Nile, The Amazon, The Rhine......etc Before the names of Holy books : � The Ramayana, The Mahabharath, The Bible, The Quran Before the names of oceans and seas � The Pacific ocean, The Indian ocean, The Dead sea, The Red sea Before the names of musical instrument : � The Guitar, The Sitar, The Keyboard, The Veena,The Drum Before the mountain ranges : � The Himalayas, The Alps, The Andes, The Rocky.......etc Before the gulf and canals : � The Gulf of mannar, The Panama canal Before the group of islands :
Maldives............etc Before inventions : � J.L Baird invented the television Human Body : on the Cheek, on the nose, on the lips..........etc � It is used in the superlative degree mount Everest is the highest peak in the world � In comparative degrees: The higher you go, the colder you get Before Abbreviations : The F.B.I, The U.S.A., The NATO, The C.B.I............etc Before the names of public property (Building), Aero -planes, Ships, Hotels, Restaurants.........etc � The Titanic, The Quntas, The Sahara , The Taj The Parliament Ship Aeroplane, Airlines Hotel, Public Building Before the ordinals and in Direction i.e. The first, The second, The third, The top, The middle, at the end........etc Omission Of Articles � Where an Article is not used � No article is used before School,College, Hospital, Prison when the primary purpose is not mentioned Eg:She goes to school daily- correct (Not the / a school) � They have gone to Hospital (not the / a / an Hospital) � No article is used before the name of diseases: She is suffering from fever-correct (not a / an /the fever) � No article is used before the branches of knowledge I speak English (not the English) The Physics-Wrong The Geography-Wrong � No article is used before the names of days months and seasons
Sunday is a holiday-correct (Not a/an/the Sunday) We will return in Januarycorrect (not the/a/an January) A. ARUN KUMAR � Do not use any FACULTY FOR VARIOUS article before COMPETITIVE EXAMS the names of 9494 665 208 games I play Billiardcorrect Not the Billiards, Not a Billiards, Not an Billiards � Foot ball is a popular game-correct (Not a / an / the foot ball) � Do not use article before collective nouns : Eg:Army, Crowd, Society, We live in society-correct (Not a/an/the society) � Do not use article before material nouns Gold is a precious metal-correct (Not a / an / the Gold) � Silver is a good conductor of Electricitycorrect (Not a/an/the silver|) � No article is used in some phrasal preposition He came to college on foot-correct (Not a/an/on the foot) We reached home by bus-correct (Not a/an/by the bus) � No article is used before the names of countries,states,names of cities Eg: we live in India (not a/an/the India) � No article is used before meals, break fast,lunch,dinner.. I invited her to lunch…. (not a/an/the lunch) � No article is used before abstract things Honesty is the best policy (Not a/an/the Honesty) � No article is used before material nouns Gold is a precious material.. (Not a/an/the gold)
EXCEPTIONS THE OMISSIONS OF ARTICLE IS NOT APPLIED IN THE FOLLOWING CASES WHEN IT IS PARTI-CULARIZED…
Eg: 1 .She is suffering from the Measles (we can use the measles and the mumps) 2. The Honesty of the boy was impressive (particularized) 3. The Hospital which I had been was in remote area 4. The English are good (the people of Britain) (Here”The English” is a nation) Repetition of Article: � I have a black and white dog…..it means I have a dog which is partially in black and white in colour � I have a black and a white dog….it means I have two dogs one is black and another one is white in colour