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B. Fill in the blanks with a, an or the.

1. June is ____________ hottest month of the year.

2. ____________ apple ____________ day keeps ____________ doctor away.

3. He is ____________ author and is writing ____________ interesting series of
books.

4. Why did you buy ____________ expensive watch?

5. ____________ Gateway of India is in Mumbai.

6. He will come back in ____________ hour.

7. He is ____________ most intelligent boy in his class.

8. Can you play ____________ flute?

9. ____________ farmer has ____________ ox, ____________ bull and ____________
tractor.

10. ____________ group of ants is called ____________ army.

Let’s Learn Zero Article

When we do not use any article before a noun, it is called zero article.

Zero article is used with:

Proper nouns

Rohan is here.
O
Uncountable nouns

I like drinking milk.
O
Plural countable nouns

I enjoy reading books.
O
Abstract nouns

Laughter is the best medicine.
O

Practice Time 2 Articles

Rewrite the following sentences using zero articles.

1. The Neeta has a beautiful, long hair.

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