Identify the sentence with the correct use of the article.
A. Bombay is a London of East.
B. Kalidas is the Shakespeare of India.
C. Umbrella is an useful thing.
D. I met an European in collage.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) - B only
The correct answer is: → "Kalidas is the Shakespeare of India."
- In comparisons where someone is considered the equivalent of a famous person, we use "the" before the name.
- "Kalidas is the Shakespeare of India." correctly implies that Kalidas is being compared to Shakespeare as the greatest poet/playwright of India.
OTHER OPTIONS
- A. "Bombay is a London of East." → Should be "Bombay is the London of the East." because "the" is needed before comparisons of uniqueness.
- C. "Umbrella is an useful thing." → Incorrect because "useful" begins with a consonant sound ("yoo-"), so it should be "a useful thing."
- D. "I met an European in college." → Incorrect because "European" starts with a consonant sound ("Yoo-ro-pean"), so it should be "a European."