Question

Read the following sentences and answer the question that follows.
1. We are going to a restaurant but we haven’t decided which one.
2. We went to the toilet behind the tree.
3. It was the November after we went to Indonesia.
4. My friend is travelling to UK.
5. She drinks medicine by a litre.
6. Would you rather go out or watch a TV.
Which of the above sentences have INCORRECT usages of articles?

• A. 3, 4, 5
• B. 1, 2, 3
• C. 4, 5, 6
• D. 2, 3, 4
• E. 6, 1, 2

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

To identify the sentences with incorrect usage of articles, let's examine each sentence:

1. We are going to a restaurant but we haven’t decided which one.
   Analysis: The article "a" is correctly used since a specific restaurant hasn't been decided.
2. We went to the toilet behind the tree.
   Analysis: The article "the" is correctly used as it specifies a particular toilet.
3. It was the November after we went to Indonesia.
   Analysis: The article "the" can be used when referring to a specific November, though some might argue it's unnecessary without context. It's not entirely incorrect.
4. My friend is travelling to UK.
   Analysis: The phrase should use "the UK" because UK is a country whose name includes multiple territories.
5. She drinks medicine by a litre.
   Analysis: The article should be "the" here if referring to a specific litre measurement, but "litre" without an article is more natural.
6. Would you rather go out or watch a TV.
   Analysis: The use of "a" before TV is incorrect; it should be "watch TV" or "watch the TV" if referring to a specific one.

Thus, the sentences 4, 5, and 6 have incorrect usages of articles.