16. Singular designation Gi c~‡e© the e‡m|

†hgb – The president, The Prime Minister, The headmaster.

Omission of Articles

g‡b ivL‡Z n‡e, Adjective+noun, Possessive+noun, Number+noun, myZivs G‡`i gvSLv‡b ïb¨¯’vb _vK‡jI Zv‡Z Article e‡m bv| ZvQvov AviI wKQy Omission wb‡P †`Iqv n‡jv|

Omission of a/an:

1. Lvev‡ii (meals) c~‡e© a/an e‡m bv| Z‡e Lvev‡ii (meals) c~‡e© adjective em‡j a/an e‡m.

Incorrect- We have a dinner at 8.00 pm.

Correct- We have dinner at 8.00 pm.

Incorrect- We had good breakfast yesterday.

Correct- We had a good breakfast yesterday.

2. Plural noun Gi c~‡e© a/an e‡m bv|

- Birds are beautiful.

- Cows are useful.

3. Uncountable noun wn‡m‡e MY¨ ‡hgb – advice, information, news, baggage, water, milk, oil, tea, paper, BZ¨vw` Gi c~‡e© a/an e‡m bv|

- He gave me some information.

- We take tea.

Omission of definite article (The)

1. weL¨vZ MÖ‡š’i †jL‡Ki bvg Mª‡š’i c~‡e© _vK‡j the e‡m bv| wKš‘ †jL‡Ki bvg c~‡e© bv _vK‡j the e‡m|

†hgb – The Gitanjoli of Robindranath.

2. fvlv, iv¯Ív, Gwfby, ¯‹qvi, cv‡K©i, kn‡ii bv‡gi c~‡e© the e‡m bv| wKš‘ bv‡gi †k‡l language, park, avenue, D‡jøL _vK‡j D³ bv‡gi Av‡M the e‡m|

†hgb – He is going to park. wKš‘ He lives in the Dhaka city. The English language is international.

3. n«‡`i bv‡gi c~‡e© the e‡m bv|

‡hgb – Lake Superior, Lake Baikal, Lake Caspian.

4. w`b ev gv‡mi bv‡gi c~‡e© the e‡m bv|

†hgb – Friday is holyday.

5. ‡iv‡Mi bv‡gi c~‡e© the e‡m bv|

†hgb – Fever has broken out in the home.

6. Allah or God Gi bv‡gi c~‡e© the e‡m bv|

†hgb – Allah has created us.

7. kix‡ii A½-cªZ½ Ges ‡cvkvK- cwi‡”Q` BZ¨vw`i c~‡e© the e‡m bv|

‡hgb – Raise your right hand. Put off your shirt.

8. ågb m¤úwK©Z hvbevnb ev ågb c‡_i c~‡e© the e‡m bv|

†hgb – by bus by train, by launch.

Repetition of Article

1. GKB M‡í passage G ‡Kvb welq GKvwaKevi D‡jøL _vK‡j cª_gevi a/an n‡jI c‡iievi the e‡m| †hgb – I went to the stadium to watch a cricket match. The match as very amazing.

2. GKB e¨w³i GKvwaK c`ex _vK‡Z cv‡i| GKRb e¨w³i GKvwaK c`exi Rb¨ GKwU the e‡m|

‡hgb – The headmaster and _X_ English teacher is in the class.

wKš‘ c`exi mv‡_ e¨w³I GKvwaK n‡j cª‡Z¨K c`exi Av‡M the e‡m| †hgb – The headmaster and the English teacher is in the class.

1. Fill in the gaps of the following text with appropriate articles:Put a cross for zero article.

Yesterday while I was going to Comilla by (a)- bus, I saw(b) - elderly lady carrying (c) - huge bag and (d) - umbrella struggling to get on to (e) - bus. She would not let anyone carry her bag. I invited her to take (f) - seat next to mine. She took the seat and thanked me.

Ans: (a) x; (b) an; (c) a; (d) an; (e) the; (f) the.

2. Fill in the gaps of the following text with appropriate articles: Put a cross for zero articles:

Always speak (a) ___ truth. Never tell (b) ___ lie. Nobody believes (c) ___ liar. Even if he is (d) ___ truthful he is

considered to be (e) ___ liar. Nobody in (f) ___ world is as unfortunate as he.

Ans: (a) the; (b) a; (c) a; (d) x; (e) a; (f) the.

3. Use articles: where necessary. Put a cross where an article is not needed:

Each and every student wants to make a good result. But it is not (a) ___ easy task. (b) ___ student has to do something for this. From (c) ___ very beginning he must be very serious. He should read (d) ___ texts again and again. He must not make (e) ___ notes from (f) ___ common source.

Ans: (a) an; (b) A; (c) the; (d) the; (e) x; (f) a.

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