Identify the sentence with the incorrect article.
A. My birthday falls on the third of September
B. I hope to return by the 3 o'clock train
C. Malayalam is the language of Kerala
D. The Daniel comes to judgement
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → D only
A. My birthday falls on the third of September — Correct.
- Ordinal numbers in dates take "the": the third of September.
B. I hope to return by the 3 o'clock train — Correct.
- "The" points to one particular train, the one that leaves at 3 o'clock.
C. Malayalam is the language of Kerala — Correct.
- "The" is used because Malayalam is the particular language of the state.
D. The Daniel comes to judgement — Incorrect.
- A proper noun such as a person's name normally takes no article, so "the Daniel" is wrong.
- The well-known line from Shakespeare is "A Daniel come to judgement!": with "a", the name becomes a common noun meaning a wise judge like Daniel.
Example: He thinks he is a Newton because he solved one hard problem. - Correct form: A Daniel comes to judgement
Tip: In this question the options do not follow the order of the statements (Option 1 = A only, Option 2 = C only, Option 3 = D only, Option 4 = B only). NTA often jumbles the options in this way, so after finding the correct statement, read the options carefully and mark the one with the right letter.