Fill in the blanks in List-I with the correct article from List-II:
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Articles) |
|---|---|
| (A) Our new neighbours are ______ Odia family from Cuttack. | (I) the |
| (B) These days, Dadi books her train tickets on ______ internet. | (II) No article |
| (C) Pappu’s father is ______ tailor with a small shop in the main market. | (III) a |
| (D) Bats come out to look for food at ______ night. | (IV) an |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Our new neighbours are an Odia family from Cuttack. | (IV) an | “An” goes before a vowel sound. “Odia” begins with an “o” sound. |
| (B) These days, Dadi books her train tickets on the internet. | (I) the | “The” goes before a thing there is only one of. There is only one internet, which everyone uses. |
| (C) Pappu’s father is a tailor with a small shop in the main market. | (III) a | “A” goes before the name of a job when we say what someone is. “Tailor” begins with a consonant sound. |
| (D) Bats come out to look for food at night. | (II) No article | No article is used in the fixed phrase “at night”, just as in “at noon” and “at midnight”. |