Choose the sentences in which the articles are used correctly:
(A) Aditi caught an early train to Lucknow.
(B) Every Sunday my brothers play the cricket in the colony park.
(C) Our flat is on the fifth floor of that building.
(D) Every year we celebrate the Holi with our neighbours.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) and (C) only
(A) Aditi caught an early train to Lucknow. — Correct.
- “A” or “an” depends on the first sound of the word just after it, here the describing word “early”.
- “Early” begins with a vowel sound, so “an” is right.
(B) Every Sunday my brothers play the cricket in the colony park. — Incorrect.
- The names of games take no article.
- Cricket is a game, so “the” must go.
- Correct form: Every Sunday my brothers play cricket in the colony park.
(C) Our flat is on the fifth floor of that building. — Correct.
- “The” comes before an order word such as first, second or fifth.
- “Fifth” tells which floor, so “the fifth floor” is right.
(D) Every year we celebrate the Holi with our neighbours. — Incorrect.
- Festival names such as Holi and Diwali take no article.
- Holi is a festival, so “the” must go.
- Correct form: Every year we celebrate Holi with our neighbours.