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ARTICLES
RULE. 19 USE OF THE
1. fdlh Noun dks [kkl ;k fuf'pr(Particular/Definite) n'kkZus ds fy,
the dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
The boy is not speaking to me, because he is angry
The book you bought yesterday is very useful.
The gold is not for sale.
The honesty of your father is appreciable.
The water of the Ganga is holy.
2. The dk iz;ksx iwjh tkfr(class) dk cks/ djkus ds fy, Hkh gksrk gSA
The cow is a four-footed animal.
The lion is a dangerous animal.
3. fuEukafdr dqNNouns gS ftuds igys gesa'kk the dk iz;ksx gksrk gS&
(i) unh] ugj] [kkM+h] leaqnz] lkxj] taxy rFkk e:Hkwfe ds uke&
The Ganga, The Bay of Bengal, The Pacific Ocean, The Sahara, The Black Forest,
The Indus, The Thames, The Suez Canal, The Arabian sea, The Yamuna etc.
(ii) ioZr Ük`a[kyk
(mountain ranges) ds uke& The Himalayas, The Alps, The Andes, The
Rockies etc.
Note: Mountains ds names ds lkFkArticle dk iz;ksx ugha fd;k tkrk gSA
Mount Everest, Nanda Devi, Lhotse, Kangchenjunga etc.
(iii) }hilewgksa (groups of islands) ds uke& The Andamans, The West Indies, The
Netherlands, The Nicobars The Phillipines etc.
Note : ij os }hi tks lewgksa eas ugha gSa mudsArticleuke dsdklkFk
iz;ksx ugha gksrk gS&
Sicily,
Ceylon, Java, Sumatra etc.
(iv) vkdk'kh; fiaM (heavenly bodies), fn'kk rFkk tks oLrq nqfu;k esa ek=k ,d gS ;k vuwBk
(unique) gS
muds ukeksa ds the igysdk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
The Sun, The Moon, The Earth, The Pluto, The Venus, The sky, The universe,
The world, The east, The west, The equator etc.
(v) Historical Buildings/Structures ds uke ds igysthe dk iz;ksx gksrk gS] tSls %&
The Tajmahal, The Red Fort, The India Gate, The Qutub minar etc.
(vi) v[kckjksa
(Newspapers) ds uke ls igysthe dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
The Times of India, The Navbharat Times, The Hindu, The Aaj, The Telegraph etc.
(vii) Trains, aeroplanes rFkkShips ds uke ls igysthe dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
The Punjab Mail, The Rajdhani Express, The Vikrant, The Go Air, The Deccan etc.
(viii) izkphu /kfeZd xzaFkksa ds uke theds
dkigys
iz;ksx gksrk gS tSls &
The Gita, The Ramayana, The Bible, The Quran, The Mahabharata etc.
(ix) Musical instruments rFkkinventions ds uke ds igysthe dk iz;ksx gksrk gS] tSls The &
violin, the guitar, the television, the radio, the computer etc.
(x) Nationality (ukxfjdrk) dks cukus okys 'kCnksa dsdk
the igys
iz;ksx gksrk gS] tSls &
The Indians, The English, The French, The Chinese etc.
(xi) Religious Communities (/kfeZd leqnk;ksa) ds uke dsthe igysdk iz;ksx gksrk gS] tSls &
The Hindus, The Muslims, The Christians, The Sikhas, The jews
(xii) Armed forces, Government Branches or Departments rFkkPolitical parties ds
ukeksa ds igys
the dk iz;ksx gksrk gS] tSls &
The Army, The Air Force, The Navy, The judiciary, The legislative, The
executive, The Congress, The B.J.P. etc.
(xiii) Museum, library, theatre, club, hotel rFkk restaurant ds uke ds igys
the dk iz;ksx gksrk gS] tSls&
The British Museum, The British Library, The Globe, The Lions Club, The Taj
Hotel etc.
(xiv) 'kjhj ds vaxksa
(Parts of Body) ds uke ds igysthe dk iz;ksx gksrk gS]ThetSls&
nose, The head,
The leg, The arm etc.
(xv) Physical Position dks n'kkZus okys 'kCnksa theds
dkigys
iz;ksx gksrk gS] tSls &
The top, the front, the bottom, the back, the centre, the side, the inside, the
outside.
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(xvi) lkekU;r% fdlhPlace tSlscountry, state, city etc. ds uke ds igysArticle dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk
gS] ij dqNcountries rFkkstates bl fu;e ds viokn (exceptions) gSa] tSls &
The Punjab, The Sudan, The Hague, The Yemen, The Mall, The United States,
The United Kingdom, The Soviet Union, The German Democratic Republic,
The U.S.A, The U.S.S.R., The U.K., The U.A.E. etc.
(xvii) Empire (lkezkT;)] Dynasty (oa'k) rFkkHistorical Events (,sfrgkfld ?kVuksa) ds ukeksa ls igys
the dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gS] tSls&
The Mugal Empire, The Maurya Dynasty, The Victorian age, The French
Revolution, The Norman conquest etc.
Note : World war I, world war II rFkkworld III ds igysArticle dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk gSA
(xviii) ;fn fdlh O;fDr ds uke ds igysAdjective tqM+k gks therks
dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gS] tSls&
the immortal Mahatma Gandhi, the melodious Lata, the intelligent Mohan,
the great Akbar, the great Ashoka etc.
(xix) tc fdlh O;fDr dks mlds in uke ls lacksf/r fd;k tkrk gS rks dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
'the'
(xx) Diseases ds Names ds igysArticle dk iz;ksx lkekU;r% ugha gksrk gS] ijexceptions
dqN blds
gSa] tSls&
The plague, the flu, the measles, the mumps, the rickets.(ij bUgsa
without 'the'
Hkh iz;ksx fd;k tk ldrk gS)
(xxi) dqN,sls Expression gSa ftuesa
the dk iz;ksx vfuok;Z gksrk gS] tSls&
In the right/wrong To the point
Turn/keep to the left/right Speak the truth
On the whole Go to the station/airport/bus stop
All the time Go to the cinema/theatre/ movies/ pictures
The whole Go to the circus/zoo/museum
The same Go to the office/library/opera
By the way Both the + Plural Noun (both the boys)
In the nick of time All the + Noun (all the boys)
All the way For the time being
In the know of

Note : All rFkkBoth ds ckn vkus okyk

Noun fcukthe ds Hkh iz;qDr gksrk gSAº
Both + Plural Noun (both boys)
All + Noun (all boys)
CASE OF NO ARTICLE
RULE. 20
1. fuEufyf[kr fLFkfr
;ksa
esathe dk iz;ksx ugha fd;k tkrk
&gS
1. Person (O;fDr) 2. Place (LFkku) 3. Mountain (ioZr)
4. Island (}hi) 5. Language (Hkk"kk) 6. Subject (fo"k;)
7. Game ([ksy) 8. Disease (jksx) 9. Day (fnu)
10. Month (eghuk) 11. Meal (Hkkstu) 12. Festival (R;ksgkj)
13. Season (rFkk ekSle) ds ukeksa ds igys dk iz;ksx ugha gksrk gSA
Article
I want to marry Rohit. We live in India.
Have you seen Mount Everest. He comes from Srilanka.
He is good at Mathematics. I play cricket
He died of cancer. He will come on Sunday.
We have cold over here in January. I take breakfast at 8 a.m.
Now we are waiting for Christmas. They are planning a tour in
summer next year.
Note : Subjects, meal's rFkk seasons dsukeksa igys
ds Article dk iz;ksx dqN fo'ks"k fLFkfr;ksa esa
gh gksrk
gSA
A dinner has been organised to welcome the new President. (,d [kkl dinner dh ckr gqbZ gS)
We enjoy ourselves most in the spring season. (season 'kCn ds tqM+s gksus dh otg ls)
The economics of your father are beyond my understanding. (;gk¡'economics' facts/
data/related knowledge dksdenote dj jgk gS u fd fdlh Subject dks)
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ARTICLES
1. Summer of last year (a) / was very hot
and I never (b) / expect such a summer
(c) / to come again in our lives. (d) / No
error (e)
2. Hindus and Muslims can (a) / live
amicably only when (b) / they are made
to realize (c) / that no religion is more
important than life itself. (d) / No error
(e)
3. The breakfast I had yesterday (a) /
morning was very delicious (b) / and I
want to (c) / have such breakfast
everyday. (d) / No error (e)
4. Ruby is going to the station (a) / to
receive Nisha, who is coming (b) / from
her maternal uncle’s (c) / home town by
Brahmaputra mail. (d) / No error (e)
5. If you compare the Ganges (a) / with
Koshi, you will (b) / find that both the
rivers (c) / are important in their own
way. (d) / No error (e)
6. Can you speak (a) / the English (b) / as
fluently as (c) / Hindi and Marathi? (d) /
No error (e)
7. The famous Dr. Chandra (a)/ is only
dentist (b)/ in our village. (c)/ No error
(d)
8. Troy was taken by Greeks; (a)/ this
formed the basis of a story (b)/ which has
become famous. (c)/ No error (d)
9. Headmaster (a)/ has instructed (b)/ the
teachers to follow the rules of the school.
(c)/ No error. (d)
10. He has taught (a) / me how to play (b) /
flute and violin (c) / without taking
much time. (d) / No error (e)
11. I go (a) / to the bed (b) / at eight o’clock
(c) / every night. (d) / No error (e)
12. U.S.A. (a)/ is the richest country (b)/ of
the world. (c)/ No error (d)
13. Ganga (a)/ is one of the longest rivers
(b)/ of the world. (c)/ No error (d)
14. Shakespeare (a)/ is Kalidas (b)/ of
England (c)/ No error (d)
15. The English (1)/ defeated (2)/ french (3)/
in the battle of Waterloo. (4)/ No error
(5)
16. Never have I listened (1)/ to such a
beautiful (2)/ piece of music we heard
on radio (3)/last night. (4)/ No error (5)
17. My neighbour along with his children
(1)/ is going tonight (2)/ to see a Taj
Mahal (3)/ at Agra. (4)/ No error (5)
18. My elder sister came home (1)/ after the
sunset (2)/ and had gone (3)/ before
sunrise. (4)/ No error (5)
19. Raza talked to Madhu (1)/ by a telephone
(2)/ yesterday, but (3)/ she was not in
her house. (4)/ No error (5)
20. Climbing the Mount Fuji (1)/ in winter
(2)/ can be (3)/ very dangerous (4)/ No
error (5)
21. The language (1)/ school (2)/ is in (3)/
the Malibu street (4)/ No error. (5)
22. Our plane (1)/ arrived (2)/ at (3)/ the
Gatwick Airport (4)/ No error. (5)
23. Only very wealthy tourists (1)/ can afford
(2)/ to stay (3)/ at Imperial Hotel (4)/ No
error (5)
24. She (1)/ is (2)/ arriving (3)/ on March
the 25th. (4)/ No error. (5)
25. My friend insisted (1)/ that I should (2)/
see the movie (3)/from beginning to end
(4)/ No error. (5)
26. A Lok Sabha (a)/ passed (b)/ a bill today
(c)/. No error (d)
27. He can speak (a)/the German better
than (b)/ he can speak French. (c)/ No
error (d)
28. Father in Dhritrashtra (a)/ was too great
extent responsible (b)/ for Mahabharat
war. (c)/ No error (d)
29. Mississippi (a)/ is longest river (b)/ in
the world. (c)/ No error (d)
30. Jay Prakash Narayan was (a)/ one of
founders of Socialist (b)/party of India.
(c)/ No error (d)
31. White House is the official (a)/ residence
of the president (b)/ of the United states
of America. (c)/ No error (d)
32. Sahara, the biggest (a)/ desert in the (b)/
world is in Africa. (c)/ No error (d)
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Fill the blanks

1. .............Ganga is............. sacred river. 16. ............Bible is............religious book.
(a) The, a (b) a, The (a) The , a (b) No article , The
2. ............ Sun rises in............ east. 17. Valmiki’s ............Ramayana is a sacred
(A) The, The (B) No article, the book.

3. Kashmir is............switzerland of India. (a) No article (b) The

(a) The (b) a 18. ............Pacific Ocean is............largest

Ocean in the world.
4. ............Himalayas lie to............ north of
India. (a) No article, the (b) The, The

(a) No article, the (b) The, The 19. ............Daniel came to judgement.

5. ............Mahabharata is............holy book (a) No article (b) A

of............Hindus. 20. Dr. Hira Kant Jha was............
(a) The, a, The (b) No article, The, The headmaster of Yajuar High School.

6. ............Everest is............highest peak in (a) The (b) A

............world. 21. ............Punjab is a small state.
(a) No article, the, the (a) No article (b) The
(b) The, The, The 22. ............Indian Ocean is............ deepest
7. ............Andmans are............group of Ocean.
Islands in ............Bay of Bengal. (a) No article, the (b) The, The
(a) No article, a, The 23. ............Taj is one of............best buildings
(b) The, a, The in India.
8. ............earth moves round............sun. (a) No article, the (b) The, The
(a) No article, the (b) The, The 24. ............Hindus believe in ............ caste
9. ............dinner was not properly served. system.
(a) No article (b) The (a) No article, the (b) The, The
10. ............Breakfast is ready for us. 25. ............Parliament has passed ............
(a) No article (b) The bill.
11. Do you play............hockey? (a) No article, the (b) The, The
(a) No article (b) The 26. ............summer of last year was very hot.
12. Ahmedabad is............Manchester of (a) No article, the (b) The, The
India. 27. ............summer is ............hot season.
(a) No article (b) The (a) No article, a (b) The, The
13. ............Arabian Nights is..........nice
28. She is ............ lover of ............
book.
Ramayana.
(a) The , a (b) No article , The
(a) No article, the (b) The, The
14. ............Times of India is............leading
29. ............ Yamuna is ............sacred river.
newspaper.
(a) No article, the (b) The, a
(a) The , a (b) No article , The
30. ............ Bible is ............ religious book
15. The people of Mithila speak........
of ............ Christians.
Maithili.
(a) the, a , the (b) The, The, The
(a) The (b) No article
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31. ............Rajadhani Express is ............ 46. I have read ............ first and ............
fastest train in India. second chapter of this book.
(a) No article, the (b) The, The (a) The, The (b) a, The
32. ............Titanic met with ............ accident 47. ............ Tribune is published from
in ............ Pacific Ocean. Chandigarh.
(a) No article, an, No article (a) No article (b) The
(b) The, an, The 48. ............ dinner will be held at ............
33. ............Quran is ............holy book. Ashoka Hotel.
(a) The, a (b) The, The (a) No article, the (b) The, The
34. India defeated ............ Pakistan in
49. ............ statesman and ............ scholar
............ last hockey match.
is dead.
(a) No article, the(b) The, The
(a) The, No article (b) No article, the
35. We have adopted ............ Christianity.
50. In India............ parliament is supreme.
(a) No article (b) The
(a) No article (b) The
36. We were invited to ............ dinner
51. ............ Hindustan Times gives ............
............ day before yesterday.
latest news.
(a) No article, the (b) a, The
(a) No article, the (b) The, The
37. There is ............ Kalidas in my class.
(a) a (b) The 52. ............ Burmese are ............ buddhists.

38. We live on ............ earth. (a) No article, the (b) The, The

(a) No article (b) The 53. ............Almighty will help us in our work.

39. ............Nature looks beautiful in ............ (a) The (b) No article

spring. 54. ............ summer is ............ hot season
(a) No article, No article but ............ summer of last year was

(b) The, The ............ very hot.

40. When do you go to ............ office? (a) No article, a, the, No article

(a) No article (b) The (b) No article, The, No article, The

41. ............ Bhartiya Janata Party is ............ 55. ............Punjab is ............ land of ............
ruling party. brave.

(a) No article, the (b) The, The (a) No article, the, No article

42. She is on ............ television. (b) The, The, The

(a) No article (b) The 56. ............ USA is ............ richest country

43. ............One of my friends lives in ............ of ............ world.

U.S.A. (a) No article, the, the

(a) No article, the (b) The, The (b) The, The, The
44. ............Lok Sabha passed ............ bill 57. ............S.D.O. is ............ officer of ............
yesterday. very high rank.
(a) No article, the (b) The, The (a) The, The, a
45. ............ Prince of Wales found himself (b) No article, the , No article
in ............ dilemma. 58. ............Gita is............ holy book.
(a) No article, the (b) The, a (a) The, a (b) The, The