Manipur Board Class 9 and 10 English Grammar Solution: 1st Part Lesson 11 Articles
Board of secondary education Manipur- BSEM published Class 9 and 10 English Grammar textbook 1st Part Lesson 11 ‘Articles’ full exercises Questions Answers. We have included all the right answer of each grammar question.
1.) Fill up the blanks with appropriate Articles.
(a) They will need ______ help of _______few workers.
Answer. They will need the help of a few workers.
‘The’ is placed before help to show definite and few is use with a.
(b) After ________ year or two_______ problem may be solved.
Answer. After a year or two the problem may be solved.
A is used before year and ‘the’ is used before problem for definite purpose.
(c) _______higher you climb ______colder it gets.
Answer. The higher you climb the colder it gets.
‘The’ is used before comparative degree.
(d) We should always try to help______ poor.
Answer. We should always try to help the poor.
‘The’ is used before poor to show the entire group.
(e) ______Amazon is _______ longest river in ______ world.
Answer. The amazon is the longest river in the world.
Amazon is a definite river so ‘the’ is used. ‘The’ is used before superlative degree.
(f) I enjoy reading _____ Bible every day.
Answer. I enjoy reading the bible every day.
‘The’ is used before the name of holy book.
(g) I remember ______ story told by my grandmother.
Answer. I remember the story told by my grandmother.
‘The’ is used to show a definite story.
(h) _____ pious are often cowardly.
Answer. The pious are often cowardly.
‘The’ is placed before pious.
(i) Have you ever been to ______ theatre?
Answer. Have you ever been to the theatre?
‘The’ is used for definite place.
(j) Eggs are sold by _______dozen.
Answer. Eggs are sold by a dozen.
Dozen is used with ‘a’ for particular number.
(k) Mumbai is ____ very costly place to live in.
Answer. Mumbai is a very costly place to live in.
It is one of the costly places so article ‘a’ is used.
(l) India is one of _______ most developed countries in Asia.
Answer. India is one of the most developed countries in Asia.
‘The’ is used before superlative degree of adjective.
(m) The boy looks as clever as _______ fox.
Answer. The boy looks as clever as a fox.
A is placed before fox for indefinite noun.
(n) _____ Telegraph is _____ Principal English paper in _____ North-East.
Answer. The telegraph is the principal English paper in the north-east.
All the definite nouns are used with article ‘the’.
(o) He can speak English fluently like_____ English.
Answer. He can speak English fluently like an English.
‘The’ is used before English for the definite native people.
2.) Insert Articles where necessary.
(a) Ganges is sacred river of India.
Answer. TheGanges is the sacred river of India or being the name of a river.
The is placed before Ganges
(b) All men are going on road.
Answer. All men are going on the road.
‘The’ is used before road to represent definite place.
(c) Bird in hand is worth two in bush.
Answer. A bird in hand is worth two in bush.
It is a phrase where a bird is used.
(d) He always speaks truth.
Answer. He always speaks the truth.
Truth is always used with the.
(e) Sun rises in east.
Answer. The sun rises in the east.
Sun is a definite object so ‘the’ is placed before it.
(f) Poor woman has not rupee.
Answer. The poor woman has no rupee.
‘The’ is placed to explain a definite person.
(g) How blue sky looks!
Answer. How the blue sky look!
‘The’ is placed before adjective and noun.
(h) Moon will not rise till after nine.
Answer. The moon will not rise till after nine.
Moon is a definite object for which it is used with the.
(i) Umbrella is of no use against thunder storm.
Answer. An umbrella is of no use against the thunder storm.
Umbrella starts with vowel so ‘an’ is placed before it.
(j) Shakespeare was great poet.
Answer. Shakespeare was a great poet.
Great starts with consonant so article ‘a’ is used.
(k) Draw map of India.
Answer. Draw a map of India.
Map is used with article a.
(l) I want to take walk with him.
Answer. I want to take a walk with him.
Some verbs are used with article to represent as noun.
(m) The brave soldier lost his arm in battle.
Answer. The brave soldier lost his arm in the battle.
‘The’ is placed for referring definite battle.
(n) I have not seen her since she was child.
Answer. I have not seen her since she was a child.
Child is used with article a.
(p) Only best quality rice is sold here.
Answer. Only the best quality rice is sold here.
‘The’ is placed before superlative degree of adjective.
3.) Correct the following sentences:
(a) She is a best friend of mine.
Answer. She is the best friend of mine.
‘The’ is used before superlative degree of adjective.
(b) In a few years she became the great singer.
Answer. In a few years she became a great singer.
A is used in place of the.
(c) What beautiful girl she is!
Answer. What a beautiful girl she is!
A is place before adjective and noun.
(d) The mankind should love the nature.
Answer. Mankind should love nature.
The will not be used to refer the common noun.
(e) Both man have come.
Answer. Both the men have come.
‘The’ is used for definite people.
(f) Earth moves round the sun.
Answer. The earth moves round the sun.
‘The’ is placed for definite object.
(g) Whole Pakistan mourned the death of Benajir Bhutto.
Answer. The whole Pakistan mourned the death of Benajir Bhutto.
‘The’ is used for definite place.
(h) She is a M.A.
Answer. She is an M.A.
‘An’ is used for the staring sound vowel in M.A.
(i) Why are you making noise?
Answer. Why are you making a noise?
A is placed before noise.
- j) Camel is ship of the desert.
Answer. Camel is the hip of the desert.
‘The’ is placed for showing definite purpose.
(k) The bigger boy held the smaller one by arm.
Answer. The bigger boy held the smaller one by an arm.
‘An’ is placed before arm for the vowel sound.
(l) Lion is a king of beasts.
Answer. Lion is the king of beasts.
‘The’ is used before king for definite animal.
(m) The English is the language of English.
Answer. English is the language of the English.
‘The’ is used before English to refer native people.
(n) The both sisters are beautiful.
Answer. Both the sisters are beautiful.
Both the sisters is the right phrase.
(o) This is a news to my mother.
Answer. This is the news to my mother.
‘The’ is used to show definite news.