TNPSC General English Part A Grammar – Articles -Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi Text Book Material

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Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 6th Term 3 English Grammar Articles

IV. Head the sentence, insert appropriate articles In the blanks and circle the noun phrase.

Question 1.
Sujatha is reading _______ interesting story in the library.
Answer:
Sujatha is reading an ( interesting story in the library.

Question 2.
Vishal drew _______ wonderful picture on the board yesterday.
Answer:
Vishal drew a (wonderful picture) on the board yesterday.

Question 3.
Srinath and Sandhya were bored at ________ awful concert.
Answer:
Srinath and Sandhya were bored at an (awful concert)

Question 4.
Purvaja ate _______ salad of raw vegetables for dinner.
Answer:
Purvaja ate a salad of (raw vegetables) for dinner.

Question 5.
Suresh was astonished to see _______ huge statue.
Answer:
Suresh was astonished to see the (huge statue)

Question 6.
The child was playing with _______ yellow balloon.
Answer:
The child was playing with a (Yellow balloon)

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Grammar Articles

Grammar: Text Book Back

A. Choose the Correct Determiner

Question 1.
Could you bring me_______tools I left in the garden? (this, those, these)
Answer:
Those

Question 2.
________Earth revolves around the sun. (the, a, an)
Answer:
The

Question 3.
I found ________one rupee coin in the playground while playing, (a, an, the)
Answer:
a

Question 4.
There aren’t ________students in the library, (much, many, a lot)
Answer:
many

Question 5.
It was ________unforgettable experience, (a, an, the)
Answer:
an

Question 6.
I haven’t got ________pictures in my bedroom, (some, any, many)
Answer:
any

Question 7.
He said that he wanted to become ________engineer, (a, an, the)
Answer:
an

Question 8.
Kokila gave a pen to ________ child in the classroom on her birthday, (any, all, each)
Answer:
each

Question 9.
I’ve got to solve math problems before I go to sleep, (all, some, any)
Answer:
some

Question 10.
India is largest democracy in the world, (a, an, the)
Answer:
the

Question 11.
My father doesn’t drink coffee, (much, many, a lot)
Answer:
much

Question 12.
I always keep ________ money in my wallet for emergencies, (any, every, some)
Answer:
some

Question 13.
This year we are celebrating my sister’s ________birthday, (a, two, second)
Answer:
second

Question 14.
I have ________ pencils with me. (a, three, third)
Answer:
three

Question 15.
‘What is that noise?’ I think it is ________ airplane, (a, an, the)
Answer:
an

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Grammar Articles

Grammar:

A. Na’garajan and Dhanalakshmi want to buy a new house. They have come to see a house for sale. Complete the conversation below by adding a, an or the.

Nagarajan: Well, here we are, No. 8, Kaveri Street. I think this is …………………. (a)…………… house we saw online. What do you think of ………….. (b) ………….. location?
Dhanalakshmi: It is in …………….. (c) ……………….. nice neighbourhood. And it’s close to the railway station.
Nagarajan: And …………….. (d) …………….. bus stop is not too far away
Dhanalakshmi: How many rooms are there?
Nagarajan: There are three rooms, ………………….. (e) kitchen and ……………….. (f) …………………balcony.
Dhanalakshmi: There is ………………….. (g) ………………. lawn behind ………….. (h) …………………. house, right?
Nagarajan That’s right …………….. (i) ……………….. lawn is actually quite large. Did you see any photos of ……………… (j) ……………….. living room, online? What does it look like?
Dhanalakshmi: …………………. (k) ………………… living room looks great. It looks bright and airy. It has …………………. (l) …………………. nice view of ………………… (m) ………………… hills. But …………….. (n) …………. kitchen looks ……………… (o) …………….. little small.
Nagarajan: And, I remember you said there isn’t …………… (p) ………….. storeroom, right?
Dhanalakshmi: No, but there is …………… (q) …………… attic, where we can store things.
Nagarajan: I hope this house is ……………(r) ……………. better option.
Dhanalakshmi: let’s wait for …………(s) ……………….. real estate agent. She said, she would be here at three o’clock.
Nagarajan: Look there she is!
Answers:
(a) the, (b) the, (c) a, (d) the, (e) a, (f) a, (g) a, (h) the, (i) The, (j) the, (k) The, (l) a, (m) The, (n) the, (o) a, (p) a, (q) an, (r) a, (s) the

B. Few articles are missing in the given passage. Edit the passage given below by adding suitable articles wherever necessary.

My neighbourhood is very interesting place. My house is located in apartment building downtown near many stores and offices. There is small supermarket across street, where * my family likes to go shopping. There is also post office and bank near our home. In our neighbourhood there is a small, Green Park where my friends and I like to play on weekends and holidays. There is small pond near park and there are many ducks in park. We always have great time. In addition, there is an elementary school close to our home where my little brother studies in third grade. There are so many things to see and do in my neighbourhood that’s why I like it. It’s really great place.
Answer:
My neighbourhood is a very interesting place. My house is located in an apartment building downtown near many stores and offices. There is a small supermarket across the street, where my family likes to go shopping. There is also a post office and a bank near our home. In our neighbourhood there is a small, Green Park where my friends and I like to play on weekends and holidays. There is a small pond near the park and there are many ducks in the park. We always have a great time. In addition, there is an elementary school close to our home where my little brother studies in third grade. There are so many things to see and do in my neighbourhood. That’s why I like it. It’s really a great place.

Complete the sentence with an appropriate ‘Article’.

1. CBI knows ………………………. ins and outs of sand baron’s hidden wealth.
Answer:
the

2. I have ………………………. university degree.
Answer:
a

3. I met ………………………. MLA Yesterday.
Answer:
the

4. Guitar is ………………………. musical instrument.
Answer:
a

5. Muthiab is ………………………. university gold medalist.
Answer:
a

6. ………………………. rich are always with the politicians.
Answer:
the

7. ………………………. Jasmine is a fragrant flower.
Answer:
the

8. I have read about ………………………. unicorn.
Answer:
the

9. The hunter killed ………………………. owl in the forest by mistake.
Answer:
an

10. ………………………. second part of the film is boring.
Answer:
the

11. His cars were painted in ………………………. uniform ivory.
Answer:
a

12. ………………………. school will close shortly for the Board Examination.
Answer:
the

13. ………………………. Ganges is visited by millions of pilgrims every year.
Answer:
the

14. Anna Hazare is ………………………. honorable man.
Answer:
an

15. After a short stint as ………………………. actress, Devayani became a teacher.
Answer:
an

16. Mt. Godwin Austin is ………………………. highest peak of Himalayas in India.
Answer:
the

17. We listen to ………………………. radio news every day.
Answer:
the

18. The Principal broke out in ………………………. middle of his speech.
Answer:
the

19. You have ………………………. honor of giving away the prizes.
Answer:
an

20. Many ………………………. trivial thing has happened in his life.
Answer:
a

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 11th English Grammar Determiners

Grammar

Articles and Determiners
Determiners are words placed in front of a noun to clarify what the noun refers to.
Look at this sentence.
‘Laughter therapy also plays a crucial role in social bonding.’
Here the word ‘this’ refers to a particular noun – ‘laughter therapy’.
Types of Determiners

Articles	Demonstrative	Possessive adjectives
a	this	my, your
an	that	his, her
the	these	its, our
	those	your, their

Quantifiers	Numbers	Ordinals
– some, any few, little more, much any, every	one, two three, four twenty, hundred	first, second third, last next

(a) Read the paragraph below and fill in the blanks using ‘a, an’, or ‘the’.

It is said that (1) _____ computer is (2) _____ electronic extension of the human brain. Therefore, in principle, (3) _____ computer can do all those activities which (4) _____ human brain can do. Today computers are found to be (5) _____ most useful devices as knowledge providers. Another important field of application of computers is (6) _____ development of robots. (7) _____ internet has brought (8) _____ drastic change in communication systems.
Answer:

1. the
2. an
3. the
4. the
5. the
6. the
7. The
8. a

(b) In the following paragraph, insert ‘a, an’,or ‘the’ wherever necessary and rewrite the sentences.

In our family, we have planned to take children to zoo next Sunday. Van has been arranged and we are sure to have comfortable journey. Zoo is interesting place for children who enjoy watching animals and want to know more about them. Even youngsters love to visit zoo.
Answer:
In our family, we have planned to take children to the zoo next Sunday. A Van has been arranged and we are sure to have a comfortable journey. The Zoo is an interesting place for children who enjoy watching the animals and want to know more about them. Even the youngsters love to visit the zoo.

(c) Fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners. (Articles have been included)

Once the emperor gave a bag of seeds to his council of ministers and said that he would give them six months time to grow the seeds. Whoever does a good job will be made the (1) _____ emperor of that empire. (2) _____ the ministers took their task seriously. After six months (3) _____ ministers had small plants in their pots. A (4) _____ had very large plants. (5) _____ had medium-sized plants. The emperor entered the hall. He was (6) _____ amused to see (7) _____ plants. He called the (8) _____ minister and asked him what he did with the seed. (9) _____ minister explained the process he adopted to make (10) _____ plant grow. (11) _____ the emperor called the other ministers to explain what they did. Only (12) _____ minister had come with an empty pot. They laughed loudly at the foolishness of this minister. But the Emperor applauded him and made him the (13) _____ Emperor. Do you know why? He had given them boiled seeds which will not grow. Only (14) _____ minister was honest.
Answer:

1. next
2. All
3. many
4. few
5. Some
6. very much
7. the
8. first
9. The
10. the
11. Next
12. one
13. next
14. one

(d) Fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners.

1. They came early but there was (little/ a little) work to do.
2. Anand invited (few/a few) friends for the birthday party.
3. The teacher gave (all /every) student a separate topic for the assignment.
4. (Most of/Many) the water overflowed from the tank.
5. Each one of my (friend/friends) wished me on my birthday.
6. Vijay had (no/ any) idea about the problem.
7. Adhi had taken (much /many) photos during the program,
8. (Some/Few) girls who attended the class informed the others about the test.

Answers:

1. little
2. a few
3. every
4. Most of
5. friends
6. no
7. many
8. some

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Grammar Articles

Articles And Determiners

Articles
Task 1
Complete the following exercise using a/ an/ the/ ‘o’ (no article) in the underlined space where appropriate. Change capital letters to lower case letters at the beginning of a sentence if necessary.

According to (1) ______ National Weather Report, cyclones are winds circulating (2) ______ counter clockwise in (3) ______ Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in (4) ______ southern Hemisphere. Cyclones are usually accompanied by(5) ______ stormy weather. Tornadoes and hurricanes are types of cyclones.(6) ______ hurricane is (7) ______ cyclone that forms over (8) ______ tropical oceans and seas. (9) ______ hurricane rotates in (10) ______ shape of (11) ______ oval or a circle. (12) ______ Hurricane Andrew, which hit (13) ______ coasts of Louisiana and Southern Florida in August 1992, caused (14) ______ extreme devastation. It was one of (15) ______ most devastating hurricanes ever to hit (16) ______ U.S.. Fourteen people died of (17) ______ Andrew’s effect.
Answer:

1. the
2. ‘o’
3. the
4. the
5. a
6. the
7. The
8. a
9. the
10. The
11. the
12. an
13. The
14. the
15. ‘o’
16. the
17. the
18. the

Task 2
Complete the following sentences using appropriate determiners.

1. Only _____ people can afford to buy a flat in Chennai.
2. She earns so _____ that she could not make a decent living.
3. _____ information that she gave proved false.
4. How _____ sugar do you want?
5. I am very tired today, as I had _____ guests today.
6. _____ of my students have become doctors.
7. _____ do I know about his personal life.
8. How _____ pages did you read?
9. _____ fertilizer used these days spoils the soil.
10. During my student life I used to give _____ trouble to my teachers.

Answer:

1. a few
2. little
3. The
4. much
5. some
6. Some
7. Little
8. many
9. The
10. much

Fill in the blanks with articles

Question 1.
My grandmother, like everybody’s grandmother, was ……………………… old woman. She had been old and wrinkled for ……………………… twenty years that I had known her.
Answer:
an, the

Question 2.
She said her morning prayer in ……………………… monotonous sing-song while she bathed and dressed me up. She used to wake me up in ……………………… morning and get me ready for school.
Answer:
a, the

Question 3.
The priest taught us ……………………… alphabet and ……………………… morning prayer.
Answer:
the, the

Question 4.
That was ……………………… turning-point in our friendship. Although we shared ……………………… same room, my grandmother no longer came to school with me.
Answer:
a, the

Question 5.
I used to go to ……………………… English school in ……………………… motor bus.
Answer:
an, a

Question 6.
There were no dogs in ……………………… streets and she took to feeding sparrows in ……………………… courtyard of our city house.
Answer:
the, the
a, The

Question 7.
When I went for higher studies, I was given ……………………… room of my own ……………………… common link of friendship was snapped.
Answer:
The, the

Question 8.
……………………… sparrows took no notice of ……………………… bread.
Answer:
The, the

Question 9.
Soon after ……………………… Bangkok championship, I was selected in ……………………… 48kg category.
Answer:
the, the

Question 10.
We were confined to ……………………… sports arena, but what little I saw was pleasing to ……………………… eye.
Answer:
the, the

Question 11.
I was ……………………… only one in the team to get ……………………… medal.
Answer:
the, a

Question 12.
On my return, Delhi gave me ……………………… warm welcome at ……………………… airport.
Answer:
a, the

Question 13.
I was felicitated in Langol, ……………………… area that houses ……………………… government quarters.
Answer:
an, the

Question 14.
That first international medal, ……………………… silver, will always mean ……………………… lot to me.
Answer:
a, a

Question 15.
……………………… fight and all that followed are clearly etched in ……………………… memory that can never be erased.
Answer:
The, a

Question 16.
I wanted ……………………… job too, for that alone can bring long-term security and ……………………… steady income.
Answer:
a, a

Question 17.
I had long dreamt of getting ……………………… government job through ……………………… sports quota, and it was finally fulfilled.
Answer:
a, the

Question 18.
……………………… medal haul continued after my marriage, putting ……………………… end to speculation among my family and friends around that particular topic.
Answer:
The, an

Question 19.
I retained ……………………… world title in ……………………… Third World Women’s Boxing Championships at Podolsk in Russia, in 2005.
Answer:
the, the

Question 20.
We were taken to ……………………… Bhagyachandra Open Air Theatre, where ……………………… grand reception was organised.
Answer:
the, a

Question 21.
He can tell you what ……………………… weather was like in ……………………… long-past August and the name of the provincial hotel.
Answer:
the, a

Question 22.
Is it wrong to tell you about ……………………… vile meal during ……………………… summer.
Answer:
a, the

Question 23.
It is only ……………………… very methodical man, I imagine, who can always remember to take ……………………… medicine his doctor has prescribed for him.
Answer:
a, the

Question 24.
……………………… very prospect of ……………………… new and widely advertised cure-all delights me.
Answer:
The, a

Question 25.
……………………… commonest form of forgetfulness, I suppose, occurs in ……………………… matter of posting letters.
Answer:
Then, the

Question 26.
As for myself, anyone who asks me to post ……………………… letter is ……………………… poor judge of character.
Answer:
a, a

Question 27.
After that, it has ……………………… unadventurous life till ……………………… long chain of circumstances leads to a number of embarrassing questions being asked.
Answer:
an, a

Question 28.
I have ……………………… old-fashioned taste for them. I buy them frequently but no-sooner do I visit a friend’s house, another stick is on its way into ……………………… lost world.
Answer:
an, the

Question 29.
I dare not carry ……………………… umbrella for fear of losing it ……………………… ordinary man arrives at his destination with all his bags and trunks safe.
Answer:
an, The

Question 30.
List of articles lost in trains during the year suggests that it is ……………………… young rather ……………………… than adult who forget things.
Answer:
the, the

 

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