Choose the sentences in which the articles are used correctly:
(A) We travelled from Delhi to Varanasi on the Vande Bharat Express.
(B) Our new classroom is on third floor of the science block.
(C) Ramesh goes to his office by bus every morning.
(D) Tourists line up outside the Hawa Mahal in Jaipur every day.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A), (C) and (D) only
(A) We travelled from Delhi to Varanasi on the Vande Bharat Express. — Correct.
- “The” comes before the name of a train.
- The Vande Bharat Express is the name of a train.
(B) Our new classroom is on third floor of the science block. — Incorrect.
- “The” comes before words that give an order, such as first, second and third.
- Here “third” has no “the” before it.
- Correct form: Our new classroom is on the third floor of the science block.
(C) Ramesh goes to his office by bus every morning. — Correct.
- After “by” with a way of travel (by car, by bus), no article is used.
- “By bus” has no article, so the sentence is right.
(D) Tourists line up outside the Hawa Mahal in Jaipur every day. — Correct.
- “The” comes before the name of a famous building.
- The Hawa Mahal is a famous palace in Jaipur.