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What is an article in English grammar?Read the answer and worked solution →Articles in English are classified intoRead the answer and worked solution →The definite article 'the' refers toRead the answer and worked solution →The indefinite articles areRead the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct article: ____ apple a day keeps the doctor away.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct article: He is ____ university student.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct article: I would like to talk to ____ headteacher.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct article: ____ Sun rises in the east.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct article: She bought ____ honest answer from the witness.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct article: He plays ____ violin in the orchestra.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct article: ____ Ganga flows through North India.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct article: He is ____ MBA from IIM Ahmedabad.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct article: Mount Everest is ____ highest peak in the world.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct article: ____ rich should help the poor.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct article: He is ____ European by birth.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct article: ____ Pacific is the largest ocean in the world.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct article: She joined ____ Indian Air Force last year.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct article: Honesty is ____ best policy.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct article: I bought ____ one rupee coin from him.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct article: ____ early bird catches the worm.Read the answer and worked solution →Fill the correct article (a / an / the)Read the answer and worked solution →Swipe: does the noun take 'a' or 'an'?Read the answer and worked solution →Spot the lie: English ArticlesRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the definition of the two articlesRead the answer and worked solution →Definite or indefinite?Read the answer and worked solution →True or false: articlesRead the answer and worked solution →Choosing the articleRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every job the DEFINITE article doesRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reasonRead the answer and worked solution →

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What is an article in English grammar?

  1. A word placed before a noun to modify it
  2. A word placed after a verb to modify it
  3. A word that replaces a noun completely
  4. A word that connects two clauses together
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Correct answer: A. A word placed before a noun to modify it

1. The chapter defines an article in its opening lines. 2. An article comes before a noun. 3. It modifies the noun, like an adjective does. 4. So option A is correct. _Source: SSC Stenographer Study Material, Chapter on Articles (jkchrome.com, Mistral OCR'd PDF), section on Articles_

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Articles in English are classified into

  1. Three types: a, an and the
  2. Two types: definite and indefinite
  3. Four types based on the noun's gender
  4. One type only used everywhere
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Correct answer: B. Two types: definite and indefinite

1. The chapter section on Types of Articles names two classes. 2. Definite article: 'the'. 3. Indefinite articles: 'a' and 'an'. 4. So option A is correct. _Source: SSC Stenographer Study Material, Chapter on Articles (jkchrome.com, Mistral OCR'd PDF), section on Types of Articles_

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The definite article 'the' refers to

  1. A general statement with no specific noun
  2. Any random noun not known to anyone
  3. A specific noun known to both speaker and listener
  4. An action verb in past tense form
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Correct answer: C. A specific noun known to both speaker and listener

1. The chapter section on Definite Article gives the rule. 2. 'The' points to a specific noun. 3. Both speaker and reader know which one is meant. 4. So option A is correct. _Source: SSC Stenographer Study Material, Chapter on Articles (jkchrome.com, Mistral OCR'd PDF), section on Definite Article_

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