Which of the following sentences demonstrate appropriate use(s) of articles?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → The third and fourth chapters will be tested in the exam
Articles with two ordinals:
- Ordinal numbers (first, third, fourth) take the.
- When two ordinals refer to two different things of the same kind, either one article with a plural noun is used, the third and fourth chapters, or the article is repeated with a singular noun, the third and the fourth chapter.
- A particular, known examination also takes the: in the exam.
Example: The first and second rows are kept for guests.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: The third and fourth chapter will be tested in exam — Incorrect.
- Two chapters with one article need the plural chapters.
- The article is missing before exam.
Option 3: Third and fourth chapter will be tested in the exam — Incorrect. The article the before the ordinal "third" is missing, and the noun should be plural.
Option 4: The third and fourth chapter will be tested in the exam — Incorrect. With a single article the two ordinals refer to two chapters, so the noun must be plural, chapters; the singular would need the article repeated: "the third and the fourth chapter".