Fill in the blanks in List-I with the correct article from List-II:
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Articles) |
|---|---|
| (A) There was ______ untidy pile of books on Rohan’s study table. | (I) the |
| (B) Tea gardens are spread across many states in ______ north-east of India. | (II) an |
| (C) It was quite ______ long walk from the bus stop to the fort. | (III) No article |
| (D) My grandfather believes that ______ hard work always pays in the end. | (IV) a |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) There was an untidy pile of books on Rohan’s study table. | (II) an | “An” goes before a vowel sound. The describing word “untidy” comes first and begins with a vowel sound, so it decides the article. |
| (B) Tea gardens are spread across many states in the north-east of India. | (I) the | “The” goes before a direction used as the name of a part of a country. The north-east here is one particular part of India. |
| (C) It was quite a long walk from the bus stop to the fort. | (IV) a | “Quite a” is used before a describing word and a singular noun that can be counted. “Long” begins with a consonant sound. |
| (D) My grandfather believes that hard work always pays in the end. | (III) No article | No article goes before a noun that cannot be counted when it is used in a general sense. “Hard work” here means hard work of any kind. |