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ERRORS IN THE USE OF ARTICLES – 5

21. (W) Aeroplane is the fastest means of travel that is in common use.

(R) The Aeroplane is the fastest means of travel that is in common use.

Note:- The is used before a singular noun to express what we call ‘the generic

singular’, i.e. the one thing mentioned is taken to represent all of that kind.

The lion is a noble animal. (correct)

An exception to the above rule is the noun man, when it is used to demote the human

race as a whole.

Man does not live by bread alone. (correct)

22. (W) I have worked hard all the day

.
(R) I have worked hard all day.

Note:- The is left cut of the expressions all day and all night but it should be used in

similar adverbial expressios for other divisions of time: all the morning, all the

afternoon, all the evening, all the week.

It has been reaining all the morning. (correct)

Americans often say all morning, all week etc. This is now frequently heard in

England also, and is becoming normal British usage. (F. T. Wood).

23. (W) Golden Arrow is an express train which runs from London to Paris each day.

(R) The Golden Arrow is an express train which runs from London to Paris each day.

Note:- Use the before the names of ships and trains, even if they do not form part of

the name itself. But when the name of particular type of vebicle is used to name a

means of a travel, there is no definite article.

e.g. We are going to Delhi by train.

24. (W) Switzerland is an European country.

(R) Switzerland is a European country.

Note:- A or an must be used before words which begin with a vowel symbol

pronunced with the same

as they in yet such words are: Europe, European, uniform, union, unique,

unitarian, united, universal, university, usual.

I hope to go to a university. (correct)

25. (W) I saw a elephant in the zoo.

( R) I saw an elephant in the zoo.

26. (W) Wordsworth wrote poems on the beauty of the nature.

( R) Wordsworth wrote poems on the beauty of nature.

27. (W) In few years he became a richest merchant.

( R) In a few years he became the richest merchant.

28. (W) More I hear pop music, less I like it.

( R) The more I hear pop music, the less I like it.

29. (W) Umbrella is of no use in thunderstorm.

( R) An Umbrella is of no use in a thunderstorm.

30. (W) Livingstone was great explorer.

( R) Livingstone was a great explorer.

31. (W) What beautiful picture it is!

( R) What a beautiful picture it is!

32. (W) What kind of a bird is that?

( R) What kind of bird is that?

33. (W) He is a best friend of mine.

( R) He is the best friend of mine.

34. (W) The both anxious parents sat up the half night.

( R) Bothe the anxious parents sat up half the night.

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Definition:(adjective) (Of soil) soft and watery.
Synonyms:boggy, marshy, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterlogged
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