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Description: Article grammar practice test for mba, english, cds and ssc exams - An article is a word that combines with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun
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Directions: In the following sentence some parts have been underlined and labelled A, B, C and D. Identify the part that contains an error. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark your answer as E.

He is (A) not very gregarious, but (B) a few friends (C) he has are (D) sincere and faithful. (E) No error.

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The correct usage is 'the few friends' as it means 'all his friends'. 'A few' means 'some of'.

Directions: In the following sentence some parts have been underlined and labelled A, B, C and D. Identify the part that contains an error. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark your answer as E.

I have been (A) to Andamans twice and (B) I am going to visit the islands again (C) very shortly, (D) along with my children. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The correct usage is 'to the Andamans' .

Directions: In the following sentence some parts have been underlined and labelled A, B, C and D. Identify the part that contains an error. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark your answer as E.

(A) I have never been (B) to Agra Fort, but I am planning to visit it, (C) as well as the Taj, in (D) the ensuing holidays. (E) No error.

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Instead of 'to Agra Fort', the correct usage should be 'to the Agra Fort'.

Directions: In the following sentence some parts have been underlined and labelled A, B, C and D. Identify the part that contains an error. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark your answer as E.

(A) Sun is (B) the source of life and energy (C) for all the plant and animal life (D) on the planet earth. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The correct usage is 'The sun' as we use article 'the' for unique things.

Directions: In the following sentence some parts have been underlined and labelled A, B, C and D. Identify the part that contains an error. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark your answer as E.

(A) I was also invited at (B) the dinner, which I duly attended (C) along with (D) my parents and siblings. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: E

Directions: In the following sentence some parts have been underlined and labelled A, B, C and D. Identify the part that contains an error. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark your answer as E.

(A) He worships God (B) and the nature in order to ward off (C) ill omens (D) from his life. (E) No error.

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The correct usage is 'and nature'.

Directions: In the following sentence some parts have been underlined and labelled A, B, C and D. Identify the part that contains an error. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark your answer as E.

(A) The plague has broken out (B) in the city and (C) the government is taking all preventive steps (D) to curb this disease. (E) No error.

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Article 'the' is not used with the names of diseases.

Directions: In the following sentence some parts have been underlined and labelled A, B, C and D. Identify the part that contains an error. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark your answer as E.

(A) The winter is (B) a pleasant weather because one can wear (C) woollen clothes and can go anywhere(D) one wants to. (E) No error.

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The correct usage is 'Winter is a pleasant weather'. Definitive article will be used only if we are talking of a particular winter.

Directions: Given below are two sentences labelled A and B. Identify the sentence or sentences that is/are grammatically correct.

(A) The game has come to end after a fierce struggle. (B) The game has come to an end after a fierce struggle.

  1. Only (A) is correct

  2. Only (B) is correct

  3. Both (A) and (B) are correct

  4. Both (A) and (B) are wrong


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Article 'an' is used with words that start with vowel sound. The noun being referred to is "end". Hence, B is correct.

Directions: Given below are two sentences labelled A and B. Identify the sentence or sentences that is/are grammatically correct.

(A) On Sundays, we go to cinema to watch a movie. (B) On Sundays, we go to the cinema to watch a movie.

  1. Only (A) is correct

  2. Only (B) is correct

  3. Both (A) and (B) are correct

  4. Both (A) and (B) are wrong


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Here, article 'the' is demonstrative of the cinema (as a community).

Directions: In the following sentence some parts have been underlined and labelled A, B, C and D. Identify the part that contains an error. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark your answer as E.

(A) Though the history is not (B) a difficult subject, it is somewhat (C) monotonous and (D) uninteresting for me. (E) No error.

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Article 'the' is not used before the names of subjects.

Directions: Given below are two sentences labelled A and B. Identify the sentence(s) that is/are grammatically correct.

(A) Do not make noise as I am attending to an urgent work. (B) Do not make a noise as I am attending to an urgent work.

  1. Only (A) is correct.

  2. Only (B) is correct.

  3. Both (A) and (B) are correct.

  4. Both (A) and (B) are wrong.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

'A noise' is the correct usage.

Directions: Given below are two sentences labelled A and B. Identify the sentence or sentences that is/are grammatically correct.

(A) October is a pleasant month; it is neither cold nor hot. (B) The October is a pleasant month; it is neither cold nor hot.

  1. Only (A) is correct

  2. Only (B) is correct

  3. Both (A) and (B) are correct

  4. Both (A) and (B) are wrong


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Article 'the' is not used with the names of months or seasons.

Directions: In the following sentence some parts have been underlined and labelled A, B, C and D. Identify the part that contains an error. If there is no error in any part of the sentence, mark your answer as E.

(A) I am feeling frustrated and have lost (B) the peace of my mind because of (C) the dirty politics of (D) the office. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The correct usage isĀ 'peace of my mind' as the article 'the' is used only with particular things.

Directions: Given below are two sentences labelled A and B. Identify the sentence or sentences that is/are grammatically correct.

(A) A hundred soldiers were in the camp. (B) Hundreds of soldiers were in the camp.

  1. Only (A) is correct

  2. Only (B) is correct

  3. Both (A) and (B) are correct

  4. Both (A) and (B) are wrong


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

'Hundreds of soldiers' is the correct usage. Hence, option B is correct. Sentence a refers to the actually number of 100, but the we must put "one" before hundred in this case to be correct,

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