3rd Class English Articles Practice Exercise-2

     Practice Exercise-2  

Fill in the blanks with Definite Article  

  _______ Ganga is a holy river.

Answer: "The"  

  _________ Ramayana is a religious book.

Answer: "The"  

  ______ Sun rises in the sky

Answer: "The"  

  _____ Red fort is in Delhi

Answer: "The"    

Fill in the blanks with definite article.  

  _________ Taj Mahal was built by Shahjahan.

(A) A                                                                     

(B) The

(C) An                                                                  

(D) None of these

(E) All of these  

Answer: (b)

Explanation:

The is used before the name of historical buildings.  

  _________ moon gives light in the sky.

(A) The                                                                

(B) A

(C) An                                                                  

(D) None of these

(E) All of these  

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

The is used before the names of heavenly bodies    

• A is used before a noun beginning with a consonant sound.
• An is used before a noun beginning with a vowel sound.
• The is used before a noun beginning with a consonant or a vowel sound but these nouns refer to definite or particular nouns.
• The is used before the names of holy books, rivers, oceans, mountains, monuments, newspapers, heavenly bodies, etc.