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76 multiple-choice questions on English: Articles, Nouns & Pronouns from English, each with the correct answer and, where available, a teacher's explanation. Read through them to revise the chapter, then practise the same questions one by one to test yourself.

26. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. He gave me some useful advice.
  2. He gave me an useful advice.
  3. He gave me some useful advices.
  4. He gave me many useful advice.

Answer: A) He gave me some useful advice.

Explanation: "Advice" is uncountable – no plural, no "a/an", use "some" or "a piece of". Articles, Nouns & Pronouns · Nouns & number

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27. I know a girl father is a pilot.

  1. whose
  2. whom
  3. who
  4. which

Answer: A) whose

Explanation: "Whose" shows possession. Articles, Nouns & Pronouns · Pronouns & case

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28. Can you lend me umbrella?

  1. the
  2. no article
  3. an
  4. a

Answer: C) an

Explanation: "Umbrella" begins with a vowel sound. Articles, Nouns & Pronouns · Articles

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29. Did you buy sugar?

  1. many
  2. few
  3. some
  4. any

Answer: D) any

Explanation: Questions usually take "any". Articles, Nouns & Pronouns · Determiners & quantifiers

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30. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. The machineries are being repaired.
  2. The machinery are being repaired.
  3. The machinery is being repaired.
  4. A machinery is being repaired.

Answer: C) The machinery is being repaired.

Explanation: "Machinery" is uncountable – singular verb. Articles, Nouns & Pronouns · Nouns & number

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31. My spectacles broken.

  1. was
  2. has been
  3. is
  4. are

Answer: D) are

Explanation: "Spectacles" (glasses) is always plural. Articles, Nouns & Pronouns · Nouns & number

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32. of the three answers is correct.

  1. None
  2. Neither
  3. Either
  4. Both

Answer: A) None

Explanation: For more than two, use "none" (not "neither"). Articles, Nouns & Pronouns · Determiners & quantifiers

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33. She plays guitar beautifully.

  1. an
  2. no article
  3. the
  4. a

Answer: C) the

Explanation: Musical instruments take "the" after "play". Articles, Nouns & Pronouns · Articles

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34. The police arrested the thief.

  1. was
  2. have
  3. has
  4. is

Answer: B) have

Explanation: "Police" is always plural. Articles, Nouns & Pronouns · Nouns & number

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35. Let go to the market.

  1. him
  2. he
  3. himself
  4. his

Answer: A) him

Explanation: After "let" the pronoun is an object. Articles, Nouns & Pronouns · Pronouns & case

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36. The plural of "alumnus" is:

  1. alumni
  2. alumnuses
  3. alumna
  4. alumnae

Answer: A) alumni

Explanation: Latin plural: alumnus → alumni (alumnae is the plural of the feminine alumna). Articles, Nouns & Pronouns · Nouns & number

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37. She speaks Urdu fluently.

  1. a
  2. the
  3. no article
  4. an

Answer: C) no article

Explanation: Names of languages take no article. Articles, Nouns & Pronouns · Articles

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38. She was born in United States.

  1. no article
  2. the
  3. a
  4. an

Answer: B) the

Explanation: Countries whose names include a common noun (States, Kingdom, Republic) take "the". Articles, Nouns & Pronouns · Articles

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39. This is a secret between you and .

  1. mine
  2. me
  3. I
  4. myself

Answer: B) me

Explanation: "Between" is a preposition – it takes the objective case. Articles, Nouns & Pronouns · Pronouns & case

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40. The teacher went to school to meet the principal.

  1. a
  2. no article
  3. an
  4. the

Answer: D) the

Explanation: When we go to the building for another purpose, "the" is used. Articles, Nouns & Pronouns · Articles

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41. Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world.

  1. The
  2. A
  3. No article
  4. An

Answer: C) No article

Explanation: Names of single mountains take no article (but mountain ranges take "the"). Articles, Nouns & Pronouns · Articles

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42. The plural of "son-in-law" is:

  1. sons-in-law
  2. sons-in-laws
  3. son-in-laws
  4. son-ins-law

Answer: A) sons-in-law

Explanation: In compound nouns the main word (son) takes the plural. Articles, Nouns & Pronouns · Nouns & number

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43. The boy won the prize is my brother.

  1. who
  2. which
  3. whose
  4. whom

Answer: A) who

Explanation: The pronoun is the subject of "won", so "who". Articles, Nouns & Pronouns · Pronouns & case

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44. He has friends; he feels lonely.

  1. a little
  2. little
  3. a few
  4. few

Answer: D) few

Explanation: "Few" (negative: hardly any) fits the sense of loneliness. Articles, Nouns & Pronouns · Determiners & quantifiers

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45. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. A furniture in this room is old.
  2. The furniture in this room is old.
  3. The furniture in this room are old.
  4. The furnitures in this room are old.

Answer: B) The furniture in this room is old.

Explanation: "Furniture" is uncountable and takes a singular verb. Articles, Nouns & Pronouns · Nouns & number

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46. The committee submitted its report.

  1. are
  2. have
  3. has
  4. were

Answer: C) has

Explanation: The committee acts as one unit – singular verb and "its". Articles, Nouns & Pronouns · Nouns & number

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47. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. I need an information about the test.
  2. I need some informations about the test.
  3. I need many informations about the test.
  4. I need some information about the test.

Answer: D) I need some information about the test.

Explanation: "Information" is uncountable. Articles, Nouns & Pronouns · Nouns & number

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48. It was unique opportunity.

  1. an
  2. the
  3. a
  4. no article

Answer: C) a

Explanation: "Unique" begins with the sound "yoo" (consonant sound), so "a". Articles, Nouns & Pronouns · Articles

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49. Choose the correct order.

  1. I, he and you are friends.
  2. I, you and he are friends.
  3. He, I and you are friends.
  4. You, he and I are friends.

Answer: D) You, he and I are friends.

Explanation: Courtesy order: second person, third person, first person. Articles, Nouns & Pronouns · Pronouns & case

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50. He is best student in the class.

  1. an
  2. no article
  3. the
  4. a

Answer: C) the

Explanation: Superlatives take "the". Articles, Nouns & Pronouns · Articles

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