PREPOSITIONS AND DETERMINERS
Directions : Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four options. Select whichever preposition or determiner you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Our train leaves from ________ platform number 5.
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2023 CDS -1 English
No article
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
The correct answer is: 3. the
Explanation
- "a" (Option 1): Used before words that begin with a consonant sound. Not applicable here as "platform number 5" is specific.
- "an" (Option 2): Used before words that begin with a vowel sound. Not applicable here for the same reason as above.
- "the" (Option 3): The correct choice. It specifies which platform number the train leaves from, indicating a specific or known entity.
- "No article" (Option 4): Might be suitable for non-specific references, but a specific platform number requires an article.
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By: Parvesh Mehta