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
Articles before proper nouns and before sounds:
- A proper noun used as a common noun, to mean "the greatest of a kind", takes the: the Shakespeare of India, the Venice of the East.
- A is used before a consonant sound and an before a vowel sound. The sound decides, not the letter.
- useful, European begin with a "yoo" sound, so they take a.
A. Bombay is a London of East. — Incorrect.
- A proper noun used in this sense takes the, and "East" also needs the article.
- Correct form: Bombay is the London of the East.
B. Kalidas is the Shakespeare of India. — Correct.
- "The Shakespeare of India" means the greatest dramatist of India, so "the" is right.
C. Umbrella is an useful thing. — Incorrect.
- "Useful" begins with a "yoo" sound, so it takes a.
- The singular noun also needs an article.
- Correct form: An umbrella is a useful thing.
D. I met an European in collage. — Incorrect.
- "European" begins with a "yoo" sound and takes a, and the place of study is spelt college.
- Correct form: I met a European in college.
Tip: In this question the options do not follow the order of the statements (Option 1 = C only, Option 2 = A only, Option 3 = B only, Option 4 = D only). NTA often jumbles the options in this way, so after finding the correct statement, read the options carefully and mark the one with the right letter.