2. Rivers
The Ganga(Ganges) The Thames The Nile The Brahamaputra The Yamuna
The Krishna The Kaveri The Koshi The Kango The Amazon
The Misisipi The Huang ho The Indus The Dazala The Irabdi
The Tapi The Satluz The Hoogali The Denub

a. West Bengal is on the Hoogali
b. London is on the Thames
c. The Ganges is a sacred river

Name of city with river
Kingston – on – Thames Newcasttel-upon Tyne Stratford on Avon

3. Oceans Sea bay/gulf
Oceans Sea bay/gulf
The Pacific ocean
The Indian ocean
The Atlantic ocean
The Arctic ocean
The Antarctic ocean The Red sea
The Dead sea
The Arabian sea
The Mediterrarian sea
The Caspian sea
The Black sea
The Beaufort sea
The Azob sea The Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Biscay
The Gulf of Mexico
The Bay of China
The Gulf of Guyana
The Gulf of St. Lawrence
The Bay of Martavan
The Persian Gulf
Exception . Hudson Bay
4. Group of island
The Andamans
The West Indies The Nicobars
The East Indies The Phillipines
The Laccadive islands

Particular island
Java Sumatra Ceylon Sicily
5.Canals
The Suez canal The Sharda canal The Panama canal The Albert canal
The Soo canal The Iree canal The K. P. canal The Manchester canal

Aeroplanes
The Makalu The Kashmir Princess The Meghdoot

Ships
The Victoria The Vikrant The Queen Marry The Torry Canyon

Trains
The Rajadhani Express The Punjab Mail The Toofan Express The Shramjeevi Express
The Pawan Express The Magadh Express The Vikramshila Express

6. Nationality Expressing Words
The Asians The Italians The Japanese The Chinese The Indians
The French The Americans The Russians The Pakistanis The English
The Nepalese The Europeans The Dutch

Countable noun Nationality
A An
A Chinese, A Nepalese, A Swiss, A Pakistani,A Frenchman, A Scot, A Dutchman, A Greek, A German, A Canadian, A Portuguese, A Burmese,A Brazilian, A German, A Pole , A Scotchman, A Kuwaiti, An Iraqi, An Israeli , An African, An American , An Australian, An Italian, An Asian, An Arab, An English man, An Indian, An Irishman,

7.
The Gita The Ramayana The Mahabharata The Bible
The Koran The Illiad The Paradise Lost The Upanishads
The Puranas The Odyssey

Homer’s Illiad Valmiki’s Ramayana Tulsi’s Ramayana
A. The Illiad of Homer B. The Ramayana of Valmiki C. The Ramayana of Tulsi

8. Directions
The east The west The north The south
The north-east The south-west The south-east The north-west
The upward The downward

A. The sun rises in the east
Place with Direction
West Bengal North Korea South Korea
South Africa North Bihar

9. Desert
The Sahara desert. The Gobi desert. The Thar desert. The Arabian desert.
The Karakum desert. The Kalahari desert. The Somali desert. The Kazilkum desert.
The Mozab desert.

The desert of Sahara. The desert of Thar The desert of Kalahari.

10. Religious community
The Hindus The Muslims The Sikhs The Christians
The Jews The Persians

11. Physical position expressing words
at the top of on the top of at the bottom of the front of
the back of the centre of the inside the outside

12. Special in the world
The sun The moon The earth The stars The sky
The Equator The world The universe The Pole Star The North Pole
The South Pole The sea The ocean The air The wind
The mountains The weather The smoke The fog The sun shine
The town The country The rain

13. Government branches or Armed forces
The Judiciary The Legislature The Executive The Airforce
The Navy The Army The Police

14.
A. Historical Empire
The Roman Empire The Mughal Empire The Gupta Empire The Vijay Nagar Empire
The Kushan Empire The Shake Empire

B. Historical caste
The Negroes The Aryans The Eskimoes The Red Indian The Pigmies

C. Historical Place
The Gandhi Maidan The White House The Panipat The Kaba The pyramid
The Pentagon

D. Historical dynasty
The Tudor dynasty The Pal dynasty The Slave dynasty
The Chandel dynasty The Mauryan dynasty The Solanki dynasty
The Chola dynasty The Parmar dynasty The Yadav dynasty
The Chalukya dynasty

E. Historical building
The Tajmahal The Red Fort The Qutub Minar The Pyramids
The Jama Masjid The Pancha Mahal The Golghar

F. Historical event
The Battle of Panipat The Russian Revoluiton The French Revolution
The English Revolution The Industrial Revolution The Chinese Revolution
The Civil War

G. Historical period/ age
The Restoration Period The Victorian Age The Middle Ages
The pre-historic age The New Stone Age The Old Stone Age
The Renaissance The Elizabethan Age

15. Political parties
The Congress Party The Communist Party The Janta Dal
The Samata Party The Bhartiya Janta Party The Democratic Party

16. Musical instruments
The Tabla The Harmonium The Guitar The Piano
The Dholak The Violin The Trumpet

A. Sudhir Babu cannot play the piano.
B. My elder daughter wants to play the dholak.
Musical instruments as Countable Noun
a. He has bought a piano.
b. She gave me a harmonium.

17. The + Some Adjectives (class)
The rich The poor The lame The sick The dumb
The deaf The young The blind The educated The wicked
The honest The dishonest

18. Superlative degree
A. The tallest man B. The fastest train
C. The happiest man D. The most handsome boy

(1) What books do you like most ?
(2) Which persons do you like best?
A. He is the best student in his class B. She is the most beautiful girl in the village

19. Ordinal Adjectives
A. The first Prime Minister of India. B. The last chapter of this book.
C. The next bus. D. The second Chief Minister of Jharkhand.

E. (i) King George V [Read as king George the fifth]
F. (ii) Queen Elizabeth II [Read as Queen Elizabeth the second]

Last week Next month Last March Next morning Last night Next Monday
Last year

A. The Director comes here next week. B. He came here last night
C. I saw a beggar last Monday

20. Invention
The television or The T.V. The wireless. The telephone The telescope
The cinema The microscope The stethoscope The electric bulb

A. Who invented the telescope ?
Countable Noun
(A)Binay has bought a television set or a T.V. (B) Mr. Thakur has not bought a telephone.

Listen to the radio On the radio Watch television On television On T.V.

21.Comparative Degree + of the two + Plural Countable Noun
A. Suman is the more handsome of the two boys B. She is the better of the two girls
Nilu is more beautiful than Sweta

22. Structure : The + Comparative + S + V + (,) + The + Comparative + S + V + (.)
(a) The more he gets, the more he wants. (b)The higher we go, the cooler we feel.
(c ) The deeper the well is, the cooler the weather is

23. Comparative Degree – Singular Countable Noun – Comparative Degree
A. Lata is a better singer than Asha. B. This is an older pen than that.

24. Noun + of + Noun structure
A. The water of this well. B. The girls of this school.
C. The people of Jharkhand.

25. News Papers
The Times of India The Indian Nation The New York Times
The Observer The Hindustan Times The Star
The Times The Independent The Daily News
The Eastern sun

example After Possessive
Today’s Hindustan Times Our Times of India

26 . Museums, libraries, hotels, restaurants, theatres, clubs, cinema halls
-Museum
The British Museum The Patna Museum
-Library
The British Library The Congress Library
-Hotel
The Ashoka Hotel The Samrat International
The Tajmahal hotel
-Restaurants
The Maurya The Apasara The Hilton
The Mandarin, The Sheraton
-Theatres
The Globe Theatre The Apasara Theatre
-Clubs
The Lion’s Club The Rotary Club
Cinema halls-
The Uma Talkies The Poonam Talkies The Light House
The Amar Talkies The Veena Talkies
-Possessive form hotel & restaurants
Claridge’s Salvo’s Tiffany’s

27. The before public place
The zoo The State Bank The Central Bank
The Tata Textiles The Botanical garden The National Highway
-Name of station , park, road
Patna Junction Kamataul Station Hazipur Station
Central park Club road

28. Parts of body
A. I caught him by the arm. B. She was wounded in the leg.
C. Cancer of the lung D. Inflammation of the throat
Parts of body as countable noun
E. A cow has a mouth, a nose and a head.

29. Clause or phrase
A. The girl in the corner is my sister. B. The girl with big blue eyes is my beloved.
C. The house in which I live is new.

30. Demonstrative Adjective (this, that, these, those, such, the same, some, any, acertain, certain, other, another, any other )
This elephant Such water
Such + a/an +S.C.N
A. Such a girl B. Such an elephanthe

31. Possessive Adjectives (my, our, your, his, her, its, their)
A. Our best prime minister B. Your father
C. Ram’s father D. Mohan’s pen

32. Common Noun as Abstract Noun
The father in him The mother in her The brother in him
The friend in him The teacher in me
A. When I found a baby, the father aroused in me. B. The mother in my wife cried out.

33. Title/post
The Prime Minister The Education Minister The Finance Minister
The Home Minister The Superintendent of Police The District Magistrate
A. The Chief Minister comes here tomorrow.
B. The Prime Minister addresses the nation tomorrow.

34. Noun in apposition
A. Tagore, the poet, was famous.
B. Zakir, the painter, is laborious.
C. Rupesh, the shopkeeper, is honest.

35. some of, both of, all of, most of, many of, half of, A large number of, the majority of, either of neither of, each of, none of, several of, various of, etc with Plural Countable Noun and Singular Uncountable Noun
A. All of the girls have gone there. B. Half of the milk has been sold.

36. Before Singular Countable Noun
A. Diesel is sold by the litre.
B. Bananas are sold by the dozen.
C. Rice is sold Rs. 10/- a kilo.

37. Proper Noun Comparison with same type Proper Noun
A. Mumbai is the London of India. B. Ahmedabad is the Manchester of India.
C. Abdul Kalam is the Newton of India. D. He is the Dara Singh of Bihar

38. Same name Differentiation
A. There are two Mohans in the class, but I like the Mohan who is absent.

39. The + Plural surname
A. The Thakurs (Mr. Thakur, Mrs Thakur and their children)
B. The Guptas ( Mr. Gupta, Mrs Gupta and their children)

40. The Misses + surname
The misses sinha (the two or more than two unmarried sisters of mr sinha)

41. Choirs, orchestra , pop. groups
A. The Bach Choir
B. The Philadelphia Orchestra
C. The Beatles

42. Some country name
A. The United Kingdom B. The U.K. C. The Netherlands
D. The Yemen E. The United States F. The Hague
G. The Sudan H. The Soviet Union I. The U.S.S.R.
In a particular sense
A. The India of 1947 B. The Bihar of 1930
kingdom, Republic, federation
A. The Kingdom of Macedon B. The Republic of South Africa

A. World War I

43. Date + of + Month’s name structure
A. The fourteenth of November
B. The fifth of September
Note : (i) March 23rd (ii) 15 August
Also : On the 2nd october

44 . Adjective, Adjective Phrase or Adjective Clause before Proper
The immortal Nehru The wise Solomon The famous Napoleon
The great Alexander The great Akbar
Note : (i) Alexander, the Great (ii)Akbar, the Great

45. Magazine, commission, Institution
The Modern Language Review. The Illustrated Weekly. The Mandal Commission.
The Thakkar Commission. The High Court. The Supreme Court.
The Ministry of Education.
Note : Generally The is not used before Parliament

46. Some use of The
for the time being The day before yesterday. in the wrong What is the point ?
keep to the left What is the trouble? speak the truth What is the matter?
keep to the right What is the situation ? by the way What is the situation ?
in the right What is the problem? all the way during the day
at the moment in the afternoon
in the night in the daytime
in the morning in the evening
during the morning

Note :
Go to the station, the bus stop, the airport, the zoo, the museum,
the theatre, the cinema, the movies, the library, the pictures,
the circus

47. Countable noun after Proper Noun (Profession)
A. Prakash, the typist
B. Sourabh, the accountant

48. Name with Adjective + Noun
the Arabian gulf the New forest the High street

No Use of Articles
The is not used with languages name
A. English is spoken in England. B. The people of India speak Hindi. C. He knows Hindi, Urdu and Marathi.

Note : (i) The + Name of language + language (ii) Translate word
Do you speak the German language ? Translate the Hindi into the English.
Translated from the French.
2. No The before proper noun
A. Patna is the capital of Bihar.
B. America is a rich country.
But :
C. The Patna of Bihar is dangerous today.

3. The with subject
A. Physics is a difficult subject.
Particularised sense
B. The physics of Mohan is poor.

4. Singular Noun used after Each, Every, Either, Neither(Distributive Adjectives) then a/an/the is not used
A. Each boy has a pen. B. Every room is not ventilated.

5. The is not used before Uncountable Nouns
gold silver copper honesty happiness
truth beauty water milk rice

A. Honesty is the best policy. B. Gold is a precious metal.
C. I love truth and wisdom. D. He was a man of justice and mercy.
Particularised sense
E. The gold of Nepal is cheap. F. The water of this well is fresh.
G. The honesty of Mukesh is praiseworthy. H. The beauty of Rekha is legendary.
I. The bravery of Ashoka is praiseworthy.

6. The before Games Name
football cricket football cricket hockey polo tennis baseball volleyball

A. He plays cricket. B. Hockey is a popular game.
Particularised sense
C. The cricket of Bihar is not good. D. The volleyball of India is not in good condition.

7. Plural Noun and The
A. Books are made of paper. B. Mangoes are grown in Bihar.
Particularised sense
C. The mangoes of Bihar are better than those of Uttar Pradesh. D. The girls of this batch are very intelligent.

8. Man, Women, humanity, mankind
A. Man is mortal. B. Woman is the ornament of the home.
Particularised sense
C. The woman who lives there is very active. D. He is the man who has stolen my watch.
Note:
E. He met a woman.

9. Nature, Science, Death, life, Parliament, Freedom, Love, Society
A. Nature looks beautiful in the morning. B. Science has changed our life.
C. Life is full of pleasures and sorrows. D. India got freedom in 1947.
E. Love is great. F. Society does not allow us to do wrong.
Particularised sense
G. The nature of Guriya is not good. H. The society of our village is bad.
I. The love between Radha and Krishna is immortal.
Note for Adjectives, Countable Nouns
J. Why do we lead a miserable life? K. Every country has a parliament.

10. Noun after – kind of, sort of, type of, variety of
A. What sort of man is he? B. What kind of flower is this?
C. My wife does not like this type of pen.

11. Name of meal
breakfast lunch dinner supper tea

A. We have dinner at night. B. Breakfast is ready.
C. He was invited to lunch.
Adjectives before Dinner, breakfast, lunch, supper, tea
D. My mother gave me a good breakfast.
Special sense
Five guests were invited to a dinner given to welcome the new chairman.
Particularised sense
A. We enjoyed the dinner he gave us. B. The breakfast was not properly served.

12. By + Means of Transport (expression)
by land by by sea by air by train by bus
by taxi by aeroplane by car by jeep by boat
by ship by plane by steamer by cycle by bicycle
by scooter

A. We are going to Delhi by train. B. He goes to Mumbai by air/aeroplane.
Countable noun(means of transport)
C. He has to buy a car. D. A girl was run over by a jeep.
E. The car which I have bought is new.
Some phrases (means of transport)

ride on the bicycle sit on the bicycle sit in the car sit in the taxi
sit in the bus be on the train be on the bus be on the plane
take the train catch the train board the plane ride on the scooter
sit on the motorcycle

13. The, a, an – not used before Nouns for – post of/ position of/ rank of /title of/job of
A. The post of principal. B. The job of clerk. C. The position of peon.
D. The rank of D.S.P. E. The title of Netajee.
F. His grandmother was given the title of Netajee.
G. Mr. V.M. Jha has been promoted to the rank of S.P.

14. Name of seasons (The)
A. In spring B. In winter C. In summer D. In autumn

A. In the spring season B. In the summer season C. In the winter season
D. In the Autumn season E. In the spring F. In the summer
G. In the winter H. In the autumn
Particularised sense
I. Mr. V. Pathak went to Kashmir in the summer of 2009.
As countable noun
J. Nilu will come here in a winter. (a = any)

15 : Name of festivals or holidays
Holi Deepawali Christmas Easter
New year Republic Day Good Friday Independence Day

Note : When holiday or holidays word is used
A. The New Year holiday. B. The Easter holidays.
C. The Deepawali holidays. D. The Christmas holidays.
E. The holi of last year was pleasant for me.

16. Family relations expressing words (Mother, Father. Uncle, Aunt or Auntie, Brother, Sister, Dad, Mummy, Mum etc.)
A. Brother will come soon. B. Mummy is here.
When As a title used
A. The father was absent from the school. [The father school church head]
B. The sister examined the copy. [The sister of church]
C. The sister serves the patient.
D. The father of Chamcham is a teacher.

17. Name of diseases
diabetes typhoid tuberculosis malaria influenza fever cancer

Note
A. Cancer is a dangerous disease.
B. Influenza is an infectious disease.
When used in particularised sense
C. The plague of last year was very dangerous.

18. The not used before name of day and month
Monday Tuesday January February

In particularised sense
A. The Monday of last week was not pleasant. B. The March of 1942 was a historical month.

When used as Countable Noun a/an is used.
My elder sister will come here on a Sunday. (A Sunday = Any Sunday.)
My younger brother will come here in an October. (An October = any October)

But in general use of day A/An is not used
1. She will come here on Tuesday.
On Tuesday On Wednesday On Sunday
2. My beloved will come here in March.
In April In May In September

19. The is not used with Universities
L.N. Mithila University. Delhi University Magadh University. J.N. University.
Kolkata University. B.N. Mandal University.
The + University+of+place name (structure)
A. The University of Patna. B. The University of Chennai.
C. The University of Delhi. D. The University of Kolkata.
Note:The + University + of + name of persons (structure)
A. Binoba Bhave University. B. Jaiprakash Narayan University.

20.if at, by, after, before is used before Parts of day and night
At dawn At sunrise At sunset At daybreak At noon
At midnight Around midnight Around noon At night By night
At dusk At twilight Before morning After night Before evening
By day and night

Note : When in, during, admire is used with parts of day and night
A. in the morning B. during the morning C. in the afternoon
D. in the evening E. in the night F. Admire the sunrise
G. Admire the sunset

21. Make, become, crown, elect, select, appoint, declare -before- object + Noun (complement) in that case The is not used
A. They made him captain. B. We elected him chairman.
Note: Make, become ……. etc. +object + countable Noun for several possible posts then A/An can be used
C. We have appointed him a clerk. D. They made him king

22. school college church bed, table, hospital market, prison, jail, court temple, mosque university are giving sense of primary purpose then A, An, The are not used
A. His brother is still in hospital. B. She stays in bed till eight every morning.
C. I learnt English at school. D. We go to church on Fridays.
E. The terrorist was sent to jail.
Note if these words are used for particular sense then The is used
F. I went to the hospital to see my friend. G. The bed is broken.
H. She met me at the temple
I. Mr. Verma goes to the prison sometimes to give lectures

For basic purpose
A. He goes to school at 10 o’clock everyday. B. When we are seriously ill we go to hospital.
C. He will soon be released from prison D. She goes to church to worship there.
E. We generally go to bed at 10 O’clock F. The prisoner was brought to court for trial.
G. He has to appear in court to give evidence.

For other purpose
A. He went to the school to complain about the behaviour of one of his friends
B. My beloved went to the college to witness a magic show
C. He is going to the hospital to give his friend money
D. You have to visit the hospital tomorrow
E. The college is just in front of the prison
F. Mrs. Thakur went to the church to see the dead boy
G. The children were fighting on the bed.
H. Yesterday there was a great rush in the court

As a countable noun (school, college etc..)
A. There is a school/college in my village.
B. There is a big hospital there.

23. The is not used in parallel structures
village after village from village to village from beginning to end
from left to right side by side from top to bottom
from door to door hand in hand face to face
day after day man to man from hand to mouth
inch by inch from dawn to dusk arm in arm
row upon row from east to west

24. The is not used with headlines of news paper, telegrams, notices, lists , outlines
A. Five men died in accident
B. School reopens on 5th August
C. Father serious (stop) come soon (stop)

25. preposition + word/preposition + word + preposition (phrasal expressions) (without the is write)
I. At+ words:
At war At noon At leisure At interest At risk
At first At last At sight At least At hand
At play At work At peace At fault

II. on + words
on duty on leave on fire on strike on demand on foot on sale
on horseback on deck on watch on death on purpose

III. In + words
In heaven In jail In jest In love In motion In court In hand
In debt In bed In time In town In fact In favour of In front of
In silence In general In trouble In advance In doubt In detail In danger
In pain In fear In life In haste In charge of In action In confusion

IV. by + words
by day by name by night by road by hand by agreement by accident
by heart by mistake by post by cheque by chance

26. Phrases where The or a/an not used
to leave school to leave home to give ear to take breath for sale
to lose heart to catch fire to set on fire for money for leave
to send word to take offence to give battle to strike root under ground
above ground to set sail to bring word

A. Her clothes caught fire. B. Give ear to what your writer says.
C. She lost heart very soon. D. They leave home at 6 a.m.

27. The not used before home, work, sea, town, office
I. Home :
‘Verb to be’
at
Go
Arrive home
Come
A. My father was at home when I arrived. B. She came home late.
Note : descriptive word or phrase before Home
C. We arrived at the bride’s home. D. For some years this was the home of your brother.

II. Work : Work used as place of work
A. Mr. Pandey is at work. B. Mr. Thakur is on his way to work.

III. Sea : Sea (speaker)(as sailor)(as passengers/ or crew)– the is not used before
A. We go to sea.(as sailors) B. They are at sea. (as passengers/crew)

Note : sea used for (seaside/shore) then the is used
to go the sea = to go to the sea side
to be at the sea = to be at the sea side
A. The people of Mumbai live near the sea. B. We can also live by the sea.

IV. Town : when (speaker) use Town for own Town then the is not used
A. We go to town to buy vegetables. B. I was in town last Sunday.

V.Office : Office as a place of work – The is used
A. Mr. Pathak is in the office. B. She was at the office.
Note: when office used with Phrases then The is not used
To be in office = to hold an official position
To be out of office = to be no longer in power
Mr. Chandra Shekhar was out of office.

28. The + ordinal + and + ordinal + Plural Noun
A. The first and second chapters. B. The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

Note : The + ordinal + and + the + ordinal + Singular Noun
The first and the second chapter.
The fourteenth and the fifteenth century.

29. The is not used with Streets and Roads
Oxford Street Fifth Avenue The Oxford Road The London Road
Note : but when roads name is used as (the road that leads to place (town/city)the is used
The Oxford Road The London Road

30. Airports , Railway stations the is not used
1. Airports :
Charles de Gaulle Narita
2. Railway stations :
Charing Cross

31. If two Singular nouns join with ‘and’ where it gives mean to single persons, things or animals – the is used before first singular noun
A. The President and S.D.O is coming.

32. If two Singular Nouns connected with ‘and’ where it gives mean two different persons, things or animals – the is used before both of singular noun
A. The President and the S.D.O are coming.

33. If any common noun is used as vocative case – the is not used
A. Come here, boy.
B. Ladies and gentlemen, I have to say a lot to you.

34. If Superlative degree + Noun is used as vocative case – the is used with superlative degree
A. O, dearest friend, when will you come again.

36. Nouns used In Possessive case – if first noun is proper noun then Articles (a/an/the) not used
A. Mohan’s cow.
Note: in Possessive case if first Noun is countable then articles (a/an/the) used before first countable noun
B. The girl’s notebook
C. A week’s holiday

Note . before Noun – After Apostrophe ‘s’ [‘s] or Apostrophe [‘] – Articles not used
A. Mohan’s pen.

36. If ‘Turn’ is used as a meaning of ‘become’ . than article is not used before the noun which comes after ‘turn’.
A. He turned politician.
B. A frustrated lover turns mad.
Note: if Turn is not used as become Then the is used before noun
A. Veena turned the key in the lock.
B. Anjani turned the handle but the door didn’t open.

37. With Articles of clothing if Possessive [(‘s)/(‘)] and possessive adjective used then the is not used.
A. He took off his coat.
B. She seized the child’s collar.
Articles of clothing in particularised sense
C. She seized the child by the collar.

38. If Possessive [(‘s)/(‘)] or possessive adjective is used before Parts of body Then ‘the’ is not used.
A. Raise your right hand.
B. The brick hit John’s face.
But
C. I patted him on the shoulder.
D. The brick hit John in the face.
E. He was hit on the head.
F. He was hit in the hand.
Are also right

1. ____ Himalaya
2. ____ Mount Everest
3. ____ Ganga
4. West Bengal is on ____ Hoogali
5. ____ Pacific ocean
6. ____ Red sea
7. ____ Bay of Bengal
8. ____ Andamans
9. ____ Java (island)
10. ____ Suez canal
11. ____ Meghdoot (Aeroplane)
12. ____ Vikrant (Ship)
13. ____ Rajadhani Express
14. ____ Asians
15. ____ Chinese
16. ____ Asian
17. ____ Mahabharata
18. ____ Ramayana of Valmiki
19. ____ east
20.____ sun rises in ____ east
21. ____ Sahara desert.
22.____ Hindus
23.At ____ top of
24.____ rain
25.____ Legislature
26.____ Gupta Empire
27. ____ Aryans
28.____ Panipat
29.____ Mauryan dynasty
30.____ Red Fort
31. ____ Battle of Panipat
32.____ Elizabethan Age
33.____ Bhartiya Janta Party
34.____ Tabla
35.Sudhir Babu cannot play ____ piano.
36.She gave me____harmonium.
37. ____ rich
38.____ tallest man
39.She is ____ most beautiful girl in ____ village
40.____ last chapter of this book.
41. ____ Director comes here next week.
42.____ microscope
43.Who invented ____ telescope ?
44.Binay has bought____television set.
45.Suman is ____ more handsome of____ two boys.
46.____ more he gets, ____ more he wants.
47. Lata is____better singer than Asha.
48.____ water of this well.
49.____ Times of India
50.Today’s ____ Hindustan Times
51. ____ British Museum
52.____ Ashoka Hotel
53.____ Maurya (Restaurant)
54.____ Globe Theatre
55.____ Uma Talkies
56.____ Tiffany’s (hotel)
57. ____ Botanical garden
58.____ Patna Junction
59.I caught him by ____ arm.
60. A cow has____mouth,____nose and____head.
61. ____ girl in ____ corner is my sister.
62.Such____elephant
63.Our ____ best prime minister
64.____ father in him
65.____ mother in my wife cried out.
66. ____ Prime Minister addresses ____ nation tomorrow.
67.Tagore, ____ poet, was famous.
68.Half of ____ milk has been sold.
69.Rice is sold Rs. 10/-____kilo.
70.Abdul Kalam is ____ Newton of India.
71. There are two Mohans in ____ class,
but I like ____ Mohan who is absent.
72.____ misses sinha
73.____ Beatles (pop. groups)
74. ____ U.S.S.R.
75.____ India of 1947
76.On ____ 2nd october
77. ____ wise Solomon
78.____ Ministry of Education.
79.for ____ time being
80.Prakash, ____ typist
81. ____ Arabian gulf
82.____ people of India speak Hindi.
83.Translate ____ Hindi into ____ English.
84.Patna is ____ capital of Bihar.
85.Physics is____difficult subject.
86.____ Every room is not ventilated.
87. Gold is____precious metal.
88.____ Beauty
89.____ beauty of Rekha is legendary.
90. Hockey is____popular game.
91. ____ mangoes of Bihar are better than those of Uttar Pradesh.
92.Woman is ____ ornament of ____home.
93.Nature looks beautiful in ____ morning.
94.____ nature of Guriya is not good.
95.Why do we lead____miserable life?
96. What sort of ____ man is he?
97. My mother gave me____good breakfast.
98.We are going to ____ Delhi by train.
99.ride on ____ bicycle
100. ____ post of principal.
101. Mr. V. Pathak went to Kashmir in ____ summer of 2009.
102. ____ holi of last year was pleasant for me.
103. ____ father of Chamcham is____teacher.
104. Cancer is____dangerous disease.
105. ____ Monday of last week was not pleasant.
106. ____ University of Delhi.
107. ____ Binoba Bhave University.
108. Admire ____ sunrise
109. They made him ____ king
110. I went to ____ hospital to see my friend.
111.____ college is just in front of ____prison
112. ____ village after village
113. by ____ day
114. In ____ heaven
115. to set on ____ fire
116. We arrived at ____ bride’s home.
117. ____ people of Mumbai live near____ sea.
118. She was at ____ office.
119. ____ first and second chapters.
120. ____ President and S.D.O iscoming.
121. ____ week’s holiday
122. Veena turned ____ key in ____lock.
123. She seized ____ child’s collar.
124. I patted him on ____ shoulder.
125. He was hit in ____ hand.

1. This is ….. orange.
2. That is…… book.
3. This is ……….hospital.
4. That is………. Egg.
5. He is eating………..apple.
6. This is ………. umbrella.
7. That is ……….university.
8. I’ll be away for ………… hour.
9. What ……… nice day!
10………… horse is animal.
11.Greeks like…….. Coffee.
12. English like………. tea.
13……….. exercise he is writing is very easy.
14……….. exercise is good for our health.
15. He lives in ………… Japan.
16. Is,……. Chinese easy?
17…….. Chinese language is difficult.
18. Mr. Brown is……… teacher.
19. They took him to……. hospital in ……………. ambulance
20. ……… good student work hard.
21 ……., students must work hard.
22. He is having…………. lunch.
23. Napoleon……… great was born in Corsica.
24………..best coffee comes from………..Mocha………. town in ………. Arabia.
25……….. Alps are……….. longest mountain in Europe.
26……….. Aegean sea is usually rough.
27. He fell and was taken to ……. hospital.
28. We must help……. poor.
29. This is made in ……….. United Kingdom.
30………….Americans like whisky but …………Germans prefer beer.
31. Denver is located at the foot of ……….. Rocky Mountains.
32. Toronto is located on ………… Lake Ontario.
33.San Diego is located near ………………. Mexican border.
34. Let’s go to ……………. Mexico.
35. …………. Nile is the longest river in the world.
36. ………… Sahara is the world’s biggest desert.
37.I spoke with …………….. Chinese film director that I told you about.
38. Do you speak …………….. Chinese ?
39. I need ……………. bottle of water.
40.Spain is one of …………………. largest European countries.
41. I got ……………… lot of good presents.
42. That’s ………………….. guy I told you about last week.
43.I’m going to ………………….. Dominican Republic.
44.I think it’s ………………. very beautiful country.
45. Yes, I have two. ………….. blue one and ……….. beige one.
46. He’s ……………… little sick, but it’s nothing serious.
47. Where were you ……………….. .. last night? I called you three times.
48. No, he’s the kind of………………….. guy that always tells the truth.
49. Do you remember ………………. exact date when the war started?
50.Are you watching …………… Lakers-Celtics game? What’s …………………. score?

Q.1 Put ‘a’ or ‘an’ correctly in the blanks:
1. ___ longitude 2. ___ woollen coat 3. ___veil
4. ___MD 5. ___Irishman 6. ___orange shirt
7. ___elevator 8. ___RAF officer 9. ___round well
10. ___horror movies 11. ___ university 12. ___ eucalyptus tree
13. ___ FBI agent 14. ___ SOS message 15. ___ Xmas card
16. ___ cellular phone 17. ___ one-armed bandit 18. ___ earache
19. ___ LCD TV 20. ___ Honour’s degree 21. ___ onion
22. ___ auction 23. ___ habitual smoker 24. ___NOC
25. ___ writing desk 26. ___ european 27. ___ hospitable person
28. ___ SSC certificate 29. ___ youthful spirit 30. ___ upper berth
Q.2 Put ‘a’, or ‘the’ correctly in the blanks. Put an ‘x’ in the blank if you think no article should be used:
1)___ young should come forward to shoulder ___ responsibility of working for ___ future
of ___ India.
2) Life is easy for ___ rich but difficult for ___ poor.
3) ___ police took ___ injured to ___ hospital.
4) ___ ball jumped off my bat with ___ thunderous crack.
5) ___ Government organized ___ training camp for ___ unemployed.
6) ___ young man was looking for ___ opportunity to be ___ success.
7) it was ___ impressive attempt that brought ___ cheers from ___cheers from entire stadium.
8) ___ Golden Eagle is ___ national bird of ___ United States.
9) When her grandfather was ___ little boy he went to ___ old school where ___ children wrote on ___ paper.
10) There is still ___ hour left before ___ children return from ___ school.

15. Articles Question Papers
M.2008. 1…….. Yamuna is …… tributary of the Ganges.(Use appropriate articles)
O.2008. 2.He saw……. star shooting down towards……. Earth. (use appropriate articles)
M.2009.3 …….. rich must always help… poor. (Use suitable articles)
O.2009.4 Being …..good teacher he teaches in …….best way. (use appropriate articles
wherever necessary)
M.2010. 5. It was…… excellent lunch. The meal cost him……..hundred and fifty rupees. (Use
proper articles)
O.2010. 6. In….. significant development……. world bank has decided to cut interest
rates.(Use appropriate articles)
M.2011.7. My teacher is …… M.A. in English and is ……. honest teacher. (Fill in the blanks with
appropriate articles)
O. 2011. 8. My friend has got appointment in television company.(Insert the appropriate
articles wherever necessary)
M. 2012. 9. I found myself in ……. maidan and sat down on…..bench. (Fill in the blanks with
suitable articles)
O. 2012. 10. He was……..round-cheeked simple lad and ……. Story he told us was simple too.
(Fill in the blanks with suitable articles)
M. 2013. 11. The best way to learn musical instrument is to find enthusiastic teacher.
(Insert the appropriate articles wherever necessary)
O.2013. 12. Mahesh is ………..university student and lives in …….university hostel (Use
proper articles)
M.2014. 13.____ My friend is___ able translator and ___impartial editor as well. (Rewrite
it using appropriate articles)

M.2008. 1. Ans:The Yamuna is a tributary of the Ganges.
O.2008. 2. Ans: He saw a star shooting down towards the earth.
M.2009.3 . Ans: The rich must always help the poor.
O.2009.4 Ans: Being a good teacher he teaches in the best
M.2010. 5. Ans: It was an excellent lunch. The meal cost him a hundred and fifty rupees.
O.2010. 6. Ans: In a significant development the world bank has decided to cut interest rates.
M.2011.7. Ans: My teacher is an M.A. in English and is an honest teacher.
O. 2011. 8. Ans: My friend has got an appointment in a telivision company
M. 2012. 9. Ans: I found myself in the maidan and sat down on a bench.
O. 2012. 10. Ans: He was a round-cheeked simple lad and the story he told us was simple too.
M. 2013. 11. Ans: The best way to learn a musical instrument is to find an enthusiastic teacher.
O.2013. 12. Ans: Mahesh is a university student and lives in the university hostel.
M.2014. 13. Ans. My friend is an able translator and an impartial editor as well.

15. Articles  TEXTUAL AND NON-TEXTUAL SENTENCES  (Identify The Articles)
1. In 2002 the number of deaths per 10,000 vehicles was the highest in China.
2. India witnesses the second highest number of road accident fatalities globally.
3. The Indian Journal of transport management.
4. The sky is the limit. (Before name of unique object)
5. We flew over the Aravalis.(Before the name of a mountain range)
6. We marvelled at natural beauty of the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh. (Before the
name of river)
7. The expedition was the first of its kind in our country.(Before the ordinal number)
8. We reaffirmed that India is the most beautiful place in the world. (Before the superlative
degree of the adjective)
9. In most high income countries such as Sweden the US, Australia, Japan and Germany ,it
ranged between 1.08 and 2.28 (Before the plural name of a country.)
10. The doctrine of equality before law will be as applicable to the rich and powerful as to
the poor and ordinary.

1. Ans: Definite article the is used before superlative degree adjective.
2. Ans: Definite article the is used before ordinal number.
3. The Indian Journal of transport management.
4. The sky is the limit. (Before name of unique object)
5. We flew over the Aravalis.(Before the name of a mountain range)
6. We marvelled at natural beauty of the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh. (Before the name of river)
7. The expedition was the first of its kind in our country.(Before the ordinal number) 8. We reaffirmed that India is the most beautiful place in the world. (Before the superlative degree of the adjective)
9. In most high income countries such as Sweden the US, Australia, Japan and Germany ,it ranged between 1.08 and 2.28 (Before the plural name of a country.)
10. Ans : Here ‘the rich’ refers to ‘all rich people’ and ‘the poor’ refers to poor people.’