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Fill in the blanks with the correct articles (a, an, the): a) sun rises in the east. b) earth revolves around sun. c) honesty is best policy. d) lion is king of jungle. e) cow is useful animal. f)…

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Fill in the blanks with the correct articles (a, an, the): a) ____ sun rises in the east. b) ____ earth revolves around ____ sun. c) ____ honesty is ____ best policy. d) ____ lion is ____ king of ____ jungle. e) ____ cow is ____ useful animal. f) ____ honesty is ____ great virtue. g) ____ earth is ____ planet. h) ____ honesty is ____ best policy. i) ____ cow gives us milk. j) ____ lion is ____ fierce animal. k) ____ honesty is ____ greatest virtue.

Answer

| Sentence (a) | The sun rises in the east. |
| Sentence (b) | The earth revolves around the sun. |
| Sentence (c) | Honesty is the best policy. |
| Sentence (d) | The lion is the king of the jungle. |
| Sentence (e) | The cow is a useful animal. |
| Sentence (f) | Honesty is a great virtue. |
| Sentence (g) | The earth is a planet. |
| Sentence (h) | Honesty is the best policy. |
| Sentence (i) | The cow gives us milk. |
| Sentence (j) | The lion is a fierce animal. |
| Sentence (k) | Honesty is the greatest virtue. |

Explanation of article usage:

  • Definite article (the) is used for specific nouns (e.g., the sun, the earth, the lion).
  • Indefinite article (a/an) is used for general or non-specific nouns (e.g., a useful animal, a great virtue).
  • Honesty and policy are abstract nouns, but the is used when referring to a general truth (e.g., the best policy). For greatest virtue, the is used because it is a superlative form.

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