GAUTAM CLASSES FOR ENGLISH

For: XI, XII & Compt. GTM By: Kundan Gautam

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ARTICLES
 Definitions:
A, An and The are to be said Articles. They precede (पहले आना) the Nouns and these
are used in undefined expressions. These are Adjectives. In Modern English
Grammar, these are to be said Determiners.

Types of Articles:
There are two types of Articles.
(1) Indefinite Article
(2) Definite Article
(1) Indefinite Article: When ‘a/an’ is used to make uncertain or indefinite
sense at position of any noun, it is to be said Indefinite Article.
Example: There was a dog.
A dog was barking at night.
He saw an old man.
(2) Definite Article : When ‘the’ is used to point out of the particular
person or thing, it is to be said Definite Article.
Example: This is the pen which I have bought.
Note :
(1) The Indefinite Article is used before Singular Countable Noun but the
Definite Article is used before Singular Countable Noun, Plural
Countable Noun and Uncountable Noun.
Ex: A book
The book
The books
The milk
(2) A/an is the weak form of one and The is the weak form of this/that
(3) Read as
The student (द स्टूडेंट)
The oil (दी आयल)
 Position of Articles
(1) a/an/the + Noun
(2) a/an/the + Adj. +Noun
He is a good boy.
He is an intelligent student
He is the best boy of my class.
(3.) a/an/the + Adv + Adj. +Noun
She is a very intelligent student.
Tendulkar is the very best player.

Use of Articles
Word
First Letter First Sound
A Consonant Consonant
An Consonant Vowel
An Vowel Vowel
A Vowel Consonant

Example:
A boy
An elephant
A university
An honest
A cat
An honest man
An MLA
An heir
An MA
An umbrella
An Indian
An European
A union
A wooden table
A yellow shirt
A one-eyed girl
A one-way ticket
A one rupee note
BASIC ASSIGNMENT

Fill in the blanks with A/an where it is necessary. If there is no need a/an
put a cross mark ..
1. ………….. Indian
2. ………….. S.D.O
3. ………….. NCC Officer
4. ………….. MA
5. ………….. ox
6. ………….. elephant
7. ………….. owl
8. ………….. inkpot
9. ………….. orange
10. ………….. oxen
11. ………….. art
12. ………….. ants
13. ………….. epoch
14. ………….. eye
15. ………….. effect
16. ………….. eggs
17. ………….. child
18. ………….. excuse
19. ………….. heroes
20. ………….. holyman
21. ………….. umbrella
22. ………….. engineer
23. ………….. hills
24. ………….. BDO
25. ………….. eulogist
26. ………….. MP
27. ………….. heiress
28. ………….. umpires
29. ………….. member
30. ………….. exporter
31. ………….. Urdu poets
32. ………….. eulogy
33. ………….. university
34. ………….. wooden tables
35. ………….. Utopia
36. ………….. innocent
37. ………….. uniform
38. ………….. humorous man
39. ………….. officer
40. ………….. beautiful
41. ………….. honesty
42. ………….. homage
43. ………….. honour
44. ………….. year
45. ………….. inn
46. ………….. usher
47. ………….. BA
48. ………….. observer
49. ………….. outlaw
50. ………….. urinator
51. ………….. water
52. ………….. yellow flower
53. ………….. objector
54. ………….. boot
55. ………….. huge
56. ………….. aeroplane
57. ………….. M.Sc
58. ………….. hotel
59. ………….. TTE
60. ………….. furniture
61. ………….. honey
62. ………….. feat
63. ………….. mason
64. ………….. hunger
65. ………….. sacred river
66. ………….. U K plane
67. ………….. importers
68. ………….. valley
69. ………….. information
70. ………….. book-stall
71. ………….. ostrich
72. ………….. abbess
73. ………….. ice-cream
74. ………….. electron
75. ………….. yard
76. ………….. butter
77. ………….. host
78. ………….. axis
79. ………….. biographer
80. ………….. expedition
81. ………….. urn
82. ………….. IPS
83. ………….. occulist
84. ………….. orators
 ADVANCE LEVEL
Fill in the blanks with a/an where necessary…
1. Copper is…………. useful metal.
2. He is ………… honest.
3. The children found ………. egg in the nest.
4. He bought …….. horse , ……. ox and ……buffalo.
5. Have a …. cigarette.
6. …………ant is ……… insect.
7. He is……Indian but his wife is ……. European.
8. ……..elephant is……..big animal.
9. G Thakur is ……….. honour to his profession.
10. ………..umbrella is ………useful thing.
11. She saw ………ugly boy ……….riding on ……..ass.
12. …………apple is a ……..fruit.
13. He has …….pen and……….inkpot.
14. Srilanka is …….island.
15. His elder sister …….SP.
16. He wrote…………..one-act play.
17. I go to Begusarai once………..year.
18. My brother reads in…….HE school.
19. Binay has bought …………..one way ticket.
20. ………….empty vessel sounds much.
21. I have bought ………. Wooden chair.
22. Mukesh saw ………….woderful dreamlast night.
23. Will you give me …………..bottle of whiskey?
24. I want to buy ………………. X-ray plant.
25. He is ……….heir and she is……. Heiress.
26. You are …………unlucky student.
27. It is …………unit of measurement.
28. ………….MLA represents ………………..constituency.
29. Harmonium is ………………musical instrument.
30. Hindi is……….difficult language.
31. Eggs are sold by ……..dozen.
32. …………gold is………precious metal.
33. Mathematics is ……………….easy subject.
34. My wife is …….BA but I am ………..MA.
35. Sweta is ……………….humble girl.
36. The poor boy is ……………..orphan.
37. She is ………..beauty.
38. Tigers are ………….dangerous animal.
39. My brother-in-law is ………DSP.
40. Half ………….kilo is enough for me.
41. He is fond of …………..music.
42. ……………iron is ……..hard metal.
43. Rice is sold at Rs.10/- ………kilo.
44. He is ……………..Christian.
45. Mr. Aslam is ……….Muslim but I am …….Hindu.
46. You are ………..extravagant man.
47. …………….one-eyed man cannot see well.
48. …………..idle boy fails in the examination.
49. He gave us ……………good dinner.
50. ………..singer and ……..musician are coming here.

Fill in the blanks with A/An/The where necessary.

1. ………..Ganga is…………sacred river.

2. …………….French defeated …………..Germans.
3. He has come without ……………….umbrella.
4. Which is ……………the longest river in India?
5. Honest men always speak …………truth.
6. She returned after …………….hour.
7. ……………sun shines brightly.
8. Prayagraj is………holy city.
9. Sanskrit is …………….easy subject.
10. ………..sun shines in the east.
11. She was killed in …………accident.
12. Kashmir is……….Switzerland of India.
13. ………….Everest is………..highest peak in the world.
14. …………honesty is the best policy.
15. He is……….postman.
16. America is ………….richest country in the world.
17. Iron is ……………..useful metal.
18. He is going to ……hospital to visit ………..sick friend.
19. Radhika is …………foolish friend.
20. Do you play ………………. Hockey?
21. …………..aeroplanes can fly very fast.
22. Mumbai is ………….Manchester of India.
23. Russia is ……………..great country.
24. ……………rich should help………….helpless.
25. This is…………best book of English Grammar.
26. ………….Arabian Nights is…………nice book.
27. ……………..Times of India is………..leading newspaper.
28. The people of Mithila speak …………….Maithili.
29. …………….Bible is………….religious book.
30. Balmiki’s ………………Ramayan is a sacred book.
31. I have ………..pen and …………inkpot.
32. We drink ……………water.
33. His son is ……………..genius.
34. ………………..gold is ……………..precious metal.
35. He was elected …………………..chairman of the board.
36. One evening ………….beggar come to my door.
37. Draw ……………..map of India.
38. …………………Punjab is a small state.
39. ………………….Gita is a holy book.
40. ………………..Taj is one of ……………….best buildings in India.
41. …………….Delhi is……………London of India.
42. …………….rice is ………..favourite food of ……………. Biharis.
43. ……………….parliament has passed ………………bill.
44. Brutus was …………………honourable man.
45. Dr. Hemant Jha is ……………. MBBS.
46. Please give me ……………….one rupee note.
47. ……….summer of last year was very hot.
48. …………summer is …………. hot season.
49. ……………..water is necessary for life.
50. ……………….water of this river is dirty.