Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Articles

Question:

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:

Options:

C only

A only

B only

D only

Correct Answer:

B only

Explanation:

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."