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Grammar Skills

A. Articles 'a', 'an' and 'the'

The articles ‘a‘ and ‘an‘ are used with singular countable nouns. The article ‘a‘ is used before
words beginning with consonant sounds. The article ‘an‘ is used before words beginning with
vowel sounds.
The article ‘the‘ is used when you want to specify a particular noun.

Use ‘a‘, ‘an‘ or ‘the‘ appropriately in the sentences below.

1. Krishnadevaraya was ________________ able ruler.
2. ________________ lion let go of ________________ mouse.
3. ________________ Eiffel Tower lights up at night.

4. ________________ huge building turned to dust due to ________________ earthquake.
5. Charles Babbage is considered as ________________ 'Father of Computers'.

6. ________________ poem ‘Ode to a Nightingale’ was written by ________________ famous poet,
John keats.
7. I have fixed ________________ appointment with ________________ doctor.
8. We had ________________ mulberry tree in ________________ garden.

9. ________________ Pacific ocean is one of ________________ five oceans of ________________world.
10. Sharan will take ________________ train to ________________ city.

B. Question Tags

A question tag is something which can turn a statement into a question. It is added at the end
of a statement to confirm what is being said.

Study the sentences below. The words in bold are question tags.

● It is simple, isn’t it?
● It was interesting, wasn’t it?

● He will come, won’t he?
● She likes sweets, doesn’t she?

● They watch moves, don’t they?
● She has left, hasn’t she?

● They have won, haven’t they?
● I am a good singer, aren’t I?

● They played well, didn’t they?

Now add suitable question tags to the statements below.
1. Juhi is from Mumbai, ________________?

2. Rohit was present to class, ________________?

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