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Competitive Exams · English · question 3

Q3

. . . . . . . . Children recited . . . . . . . . poem in . . . . . . . . honour of . . . . . . . . Prime Minister.

A.
the, a, an, a
B.
a, the, the, the
C.
no article, a, an, the
Answer
D.
the, a, the, the

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Children is a plural noun used in a general sense, not referring to any specific group of children, so no article is required before it.

Poem is a singular countable noun mentioned for the first time. Since it begins with a consonant sound, we use the indefinite article a.

Honour is an abstract noun. In competitive English, when an abstract noun is used to indicate a particular kind or occasion, it is often preceded by an article. As honour begins with a vowel sound, the article an is used.

Prime Minister refers to a unique and specific constitutional post in a country, so it always takes the definite article the.

Correct sentence:

Children recited a poem in an honour of the Prime Minister.