Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

General English

Question:

Identify the sentences showing incorrect use of Articles "A", "An" or "The"

A. They sighted an UFO in the skies yesterday.
B. May I have a pleasure of your company?
C. He is better a thinker than the debater.
D. Only the best quality fruit is sold by us.
E. What kind of bird is that?

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

A, D, E

A, B, C

B, C, E

C, D, E

Correct Answer:

A, B, C

Explanation:

The sentences showing incorrect use of articles "A", "An", or "The" are: (OPTION 2) A, B, C

Explanation:

  • A. They sighted an UFO in the skies yesterday. This sentence is incorrect because "UFO" stands for "Unidentified Flying Object," which implies it's not yet identified and therefore shouldn't have the indefinite article "an." It should be simply "They sighted a UFO in the skies yesterday."
  • B. "May I have a pleasure of your company?" - The correct form is "May I have the pleasure of your company?"

  • C. He is better a thinker than the debater. This sentence incorrectly uses "a" with a comparative adjective. The correct structure is to use "than" followed by the noun in the same form as it appears in the first part of the sentence. Therefore, it should be "He is a better thinker than the debater."