Articles and Determiners Questions and Answers

Q: Fill in the blanks with the suitable set of articles.She bought __________ ink-pot, __________ bag and __________ umbrella yesterday.

The articles are an, a, an: She bought an ink-pot, a bag and an umbrella yesterday.All three are single, unspecified things, so the indefinite article is needed. An goes before a vowel sound (ink-pot, umbrella) and a before a consonant sound (bag).The other sets put 'a' before a vowel sound, or use 'the', which would refer to particular items already known to the reader.Sound, not spelling, decides the article: we say a university and an hour.

Q: Fill in the blank space with appropriate word.I have no milk left with me. I have already given to my cat __________ milk, I had.

The answer is the little: I have already given to my cat the little milk I had.The little means 'the small amount that there was', and it refers to a definite quantity: all of the milk I had, which is why none is left.Little alone means 'hardly any' and a little means 'some', but neither points to the whole of a particular quantity, so they do not fit 'milk, I had'. Since 'the little' fits, 'None of these' is wrong.

Q: Select the correct article to fill in the blank of the sentence given below :I met ______ European artist at the exhibition.

The correct article is a: I met a European artist.The choice between a and an depends on the first sound, not the first letter. European begins with a 'yoo' sound, a consonant sound, so it takes a, as in a university or a uniform.An is the trap, since the word starts with a vowel letter. The would refer to a particular artist already known to the listener, and a singular countable noun here needs an article.

61.

Fill in the blanks with the suitable set of articles.

She bought __________ ink-pot, __________ bag and __________ umbrella yesterday.

A.a, an, the
B.the, an, a
C.an, a, an
D.a, the, an

Exam Year(s)

Tripura Public Service Commission - 2025,

Answer: C

The articles are an, a, an: She bought an ink-pot, a bag and an umbrella yesterday.

All three are single, unspecified things, so the indefinite article is needed. An goes before a vowel sound (ink-pot, umbrella) and a before a consonant sound (bag).

The other sets put 'a' before a vowel sound, or use 'the', which would refer to particular items already known to the reader.

Sound, not spelling, decides the article: we say a university and an hour.

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62.

Fill in the blank space with appropriate word.

I have no milk left with me. I have already given to my cat __________ milk, I had.

A.little
B.a little
C.the little
D.None of these

Exam Year(s)

Tripura Public Service Commission - 2025,

Answer: C

The answer is the little: I have already given to my cat the little milk I had.

The little means 'the small amount that there was', and it refers to a definite quantity: all of the milk I had, which is why none is left.

Little alone means 'hardly any' and a little means 'some', but neither points to the whole of a particular quantity, so they do not fit 'milk, I had'. Since 'the little' fits, 'None of these' is wrong.

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63.

Select the correct article to fill in the blank of the sentence given below :

I met ______ European artist at the exhibition.

A.an
B.the
C.a
D.No article needed

Exam Year(s)

Tripura Public Service Commission - 2026,

Answer: C

The correct article is a: I met a European artist.

The choice between a and an depends on the first sound, not the first letter. European begins with a 'yoo' sound, a consonant sound, so it takes a, as in a university or a uniform.

An is the trap, since the word starts with a vowel letter. The would refer to a particular artist already known to the listener, and a singular countable noun here needs an article.

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