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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Articles

Question:

Fill in the blanks with correct article. Match List - I with List - II.

List – I		List – II
(A)	Sanskrit is ________ difficult language	(I)	no article
(B)	Joshuna got ________ best gift	(II)	an
(C)	________ gold is a precious metal	(III)	a
(D)	You will take only ________ hour to reach my place	(IV)	the

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Options:

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

(A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Explanation:

The correct answer is: Option 1 :

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Explanation:

(A) "Sanskrit is a difficult language" - Here, "a" is used before "difficult" to indicate that Sanskrit is one among many difficult languages.

(B) "Joshuna got the best gift" - "The" is used because it refers to a specific best gift that Joshuna received.

(C) "Gold is a precious metal" - Here, no article is needed before "Gold" because it is a general statement about gold as a category.

(D) "You will take only an hour to reach my place" - "An" is used before "hour" because "hour" starts with a vowel sound.