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- My uncle has been made honorary member. (wrong)
- My uncle has been made an honorary member. (correct)
- French live in France. (wrong)
- Explanation : The French live in France. (correct)
- The generic expression 'French' (people of France) must be preceded by 'the'.
- This is best dress available. (wrong)
- This is the best dress available. (correct)
- Explanation : The superlative expression 'best' is preceded by 'the'.
- She is a honest student. (wrong)
- She is an honest student. (correct)
- Explanation : Since (h) is not pronounced, the word honest begins with a vowel and needs 'an'.
- The man is a social animal. (wrong)
- Man is a social animal. (correct)
- Explanation : When man (singular) refers to human beings in general, it does not need a definite article. The man refers to 'a group or person in authority'.
- Rich should help poor. (wrong)
- The rich should help the poor. (correct)
- Explanation : When an adjective is used as a noun, it becomes a generic expression and needs 'the'.
- The man is mortal. (wrong)
- Man is mortal. (correct)
- Explanation : As in (5)
- We wanted a M.A. in English for this job. (wrong)
- We wanted an M.A. in English for this job. (correct)
- Explanation : As the initial sound of M (em) is a vowel, we use 'an' before M.A.
- It is a interesting serial. (wrong)
- It is an interesting serial. (correct)
- Explanation : Interesting begins with a vowel sound and needs 'an'.
- He is man of small words. (wrong)
- He is a man of few words. (correct)
- Explanation : We are talking about a specific man (and not man in general), hence we used 'a'.
- We are studying the German. (wrong)
- We are studying German. (correct)
- Explanation : When we use German as a specific language, it becomes a proper name and needs no article.
- Where there is a life there is a hope. (wrong)
- Where there is life there is hope. (correct)
- Explanation : Life in general is a mass noun and needs no article.
- Why are you making such noise ? (wrong)
- Why are you making such a noise ? (correct)
- Explanation : Noise, as a countable noun, needs an indefinite article. When used as a mass noun (in the sense of random fluctuation of sound) it needs no definite article.
- One must always speak truth. (wrong)
- One must always speak the truth. (correct)
- Explanation : Truth, when used as a mass, needs no article; it means the quality of being true. When it is used in the sense of 'that which is true or real', we say the truth.
- We reached airport on time. (wrong)
- We reached the airport on time. (correct)
- Explanation : As we are talking about a definite airport, we need 'the' before it.
Shared by Bhargav Gupta Yechuri
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