Read the sentences given below and choose the ones that show the correct use of Articles:
A. The schools will be closed for the Pooja holidays.
B. The Ganga is the sacred river in India.
C. English is the language of the people of England.
D. Wild animals suffer if kept in a captivity.
E. You should take care of poor and weak.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A & C only
(A) The schools will be closed for the Pooja holidays. — Correct.
- The is used because particular schools and a particular set of holidays are meant.
(B) The Ganga is the sacred river in India. — Incorrect.
- "The Ganga" is right (names of rivers take "the"), but India has many sacred rivers, so it should be "a sacred river".
- Correct form: The Ganga is a sacred river in India.
(C) English is the language of the people of England. — Correct.
- Names of languages take no article.
- "The language" and "the people" are particular, described by "of".
(D) Wild animals suffer if kept in a captivity. — Incorrect.
- Captivity is an uncountable noun and takes no "a": "kept in captivity".
- Correct form: Wild animals suffer if kept in captivity.
(E) You should take care of poor and weak. — Incorrect.
- Adjectives used for a whole class of people take the: "the poor and the weak".
- Correct form: You should take care of the poor and the weak.