ARTICLES: Practice Exercises Answer Guide

🔑 ARTICLES: Practice Exercises Answer Guide

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Exercise 1: Narrative Fill-in-the-Blanks

Once upon a time, there lived (a) a mighty king. All (b) the people of his state would worship him. (c) The King had declared himself (d) the almighty. No one could dare to worship (e) ✗ God in any other form. Since he had attained (f) ✗ benediction from (g) ✗ lord Brahma that no weapon, no human, no animal could kill him in (h) the morning, or at (i) ✗ noon, or in (j) the evening, or at (k) ✗ night. He was also blessed not to be killed by (l) a divine, or (m) a demon, or (n) a bird. This blessing made him fearless and he became (o) a tyrant. All over (p) ✗ India, the people know this demon king by (q) the name of (r) ✗ Hiranyakashipu.

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Exercise 2: Challenge Sentence Blocks

1. I bought a horse, an ox, and a hen. The hen laid an egg. The ox was killed by a lion. The horse jumped over the wall and hit an electric pole.


2. We went for a picnic last Sunday. All the teachers went with us. It was a beautiful day. The sky was blue and the sun was bright. Every child had a bag with an orange and a banana in it along with a packet of wafers and a water bottle.


3. The Ganges is a sacred river. It flows from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal. The Yamuna meets it at Allahabad. Allahabad is a holy place. It is an ideal place for studies. There is a University at Allahabad. The people of Allahabad elect an M.P. to the Lok Sabha.


4. We went to the zoo and saw a lion, an elephant, a monkey, and a zebra. I gave a banana and an apple to the monkey. The elephant was giving the children a joy ride.

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Exercise 3: Article Omission Focus

• 1. My brother goes to ✗ school by bus every morning to attend his classes.
• 2. The parents went to the school to collect their daughter's report card.
• 3. The gold mined from South Africa is famous for its exceptional quality.
• 4. She loves playing ✗ cricket with her neighborhood friends on weekends.
• 5. They speak ✗ French fluently because they lived in Paris for five years.
• 6. We sat down to eat ✗ dinner at a wonderful restaurant last night.

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Exercise 4: Edit and Correct the Errors

• 1. Suresh is an university student...
  👉 Suresh is a university student studying ancient historical architectures.


• 2. She is oldest woman living...
  👉 She is the oldest woman living in this peaceful small village.


• 3. An honest man is always respected by the society.
  👉 An honest man is always respected by ✗ society.


• 4. The sun rises in East...
  👉 The sun rises in the East and sets gracefully in the evening.


• 5. We should always speak a truth...
  👉 We should always speak the truth no matter the consequences.