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The words a, an and the are called articles. The words ‘a’ and ‘an’ are
indefinite articles. They are used with singular nouns. The word ‘the’
is called the definite article. Use ‘the’ before a noun when you are
talking to someone who already knows which person or thing you
mean. Moreover, ‘the’ is used with unique things, holy books, ordinals,
mountain ranges, superlative degrees, deserts, oceans, rivers, castes,
nationalities, inventions, etc.
Silu gave me a reward two days ago.
Aruna bought an apple.
They swam across the Bagmati river last week.
A. Complete the following by using the appropriate demonstrative
determiners.
1. Khagendra has got ____ headache.
2. Some girls are playing _______ game in the ground.
3. Sylvia Plath wrote _______ interesting story about _______ infant.
4. Kiran went to ______ pub to meet his girlfriend.
5. Sandesh is ______ MBA. He is looking for _____ job.
6. Aakash has bought _____ guitar, as he wants to be _______ singer in
his future.
7. Two days ago _____ US lady phoned me. She sounded that she was in
_____ hurry.
8. Some children are hovering around ____ one-eyed man.
9. Tihar, one of ______ greatest festivals of Hindus, usually falls in
______ month of October.
10. Prabita is ____ industrious girl. She has won many awards.
11. My sister is _____ MA student.
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