Choose the option(s) that contain the correct sentences having zero Article(s).
A. Let's have dinner at 9 pm tonight instead of 8 pm.
B. Honesty is the best policy.
C. Man is mortal.
D. We left for Raipur by train.
E. Horse is a faithful animal.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A, C, D
A sentence with zero article uses no article (a, an, the) at all, and is still correct.
(A) Let's have dinner at 9 pm tonight instead of 8 pm. — Correct.
- Names of meals in general (dinner) and clock times take no article.
(B) Honesty is the best policy. — Incorrect.
- "Honesty" takes no article, but the sentence uses "the" before "best policy", as a superlative needs.
(C) Man is mortal. — Correct.
- Man, meaning the human race, takes no article.
(D) We left for Raipur by train. — Correct.
- Names of cities and by + means of transport (by train, by bus) take no article.
(E) Horse is a faithful animal. — Incorrect.
- A singular countable noun standing for its whole class needs an article: "The horse" (or "A horse") is a faithful animal.
- The sentence also uses "a".
- Correct form: The horse is a faithful animal.