ARTICLES – 100 COMMON ERRORS
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🔴 1. WRONG USE OF “A / AN” (25)
1. ❌ a apple → ✅ an apple
2. ❌ an university → ✅ a university
3. ❌ a honest man → ✅ an honest man
4. ❌ an European → ✅ a European
5. ❌ a hour → ✅ an hour
6. ❌ an one-eyed man → ✅ a one-eyed man
7. ❌ a umbrella → ✅ an umbrella
8. ❌ an useful book → ✅ a useful book
9. ❌ a MLA → ✅ an MLA
10. ❌ an B.A degree → ✅ a B.A degree
11. ❌ a heir → ✅ an heir
12. ❌ an horse → ✅ a horse
13. ❌ a M.A → ✅ an M.A
14. ❌ an union → ✅ a union
15. ❌ a ice-cream → ✅ an ice-cream
16. ❌ an unique idea → ✅ a unique idea
17. ❌ a FBI officer → ✅ an FBI officer
18. ❌ an historical event → ✅ a historical event
19. ❌ a LLB student → ✅ an LLB student
20. ❌ an hotel → ✅ a hotel
21. ❌ a honest boy → ✅ an honest boy
22. ❌ an university student → ✅ a university student
23. ❌ a SDO → ✅ an SDO
24. ❌ an one rupee coin → ✅ a one rupee coin
25. ❌ a heirloom → ✅ an heirloom
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🔴 2. MISSING ARTICLES (25)
26. ❌ Sun rises in east → ✅ The sun rises in the east
27. ❌ He is best boy → ✅ He is the best boy
28. ❌ I have pen → ✅ I have a pen
29. ❌ She is teacher → ✅ She is a teacher
30. ❌ He bought car → ✅ He bought a car
31. ❌ Ganga is holy river → ✅ The Ganga is a holy river
32. ❌ He is honest man → ✅ He is an honest man
33. ❌ Earth moves round sun → ✅ The Earth moves round the sun
34. ❌ She is good singer → ✅ She is a good singer
35. ❌ I saw elephant → ✅ I saw an elephant
36. ❌ He is engineer → ✅ He is an engineer
37. ❌ Ram is tallest boy → ✅ Ram is the tallest boy
38. ❌ She is best student → ✅ She is the best student
39. ❌ Dog is faithful animal → ✅ The dog is a faithful animal
40. ❌ He has umbrella → ✅ He has an umbrella
41. ❌ India is great country → ✅ India is a great country
42. ❌ He is MLA → ✅ He is an MLA
43. ❌ She bought orange → ✅ She bought an orange
44. ❌ I read book → ✅ I read a book
45. ❌ He wants job → ✅ He wants a job
46. ❌ He became king → ✅ He became the king
47. ❌ She is artist → ✅ She is an artist
48. ❌ I saw owl → ✅ I saw an owl
49. ❌ He is MP → ✅ He is an MP
50. ❌ He has idea → ✅ He has an idea
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🔴 3. OVERUSE OF “THE” (25)
51. ❌ The Ram is my friend → ✅ Ram is my friend
52. ❌ The India is big country → ✅ India is a big country
53. ❌ The gold is precious → ✅ Gold is precious
54. ❌ The honesty is best policy → ✅ Honesty is the best policy
55. ❌ The milk is good → ✅ Milk is good
56. ❌ The boys are playing → ✅ Boys are playing
57. ❌ The life is short → ✅ Life is short
58. ❌ The man is mortal → ✅ Man is mortal
59. ❌ The water is essential → ✅ Water is essential
60. ❌ The love is blind → ✅ Love is blind
61. ❌ The cricket is popular → ✅ Cricket is popular
62. ❌ The sugar is sweet → ✅ Sugar is sweet
63. ❌ The iron is strong → ✅ Iron is strong
64. ❌ The happiness is important → ✅ Happiness is important
65. ❌ The nature is beautiful → ✅ Nature is beautiful
66. ❌ The school teaches well → ✅ School teaches well
67. ❌ The science is interesting → ✅ Science is interesting
68. ❌ The English is easy → ✅ English is easy
69. ❌ The mathematics is tough → ✅ Mathematics is tough
70. ❌ The history repeats → ✅ History repeats
71. ❌ The football is fun → ✅ Football is fun
72. ❌ The poverty is problem → ✅ Poverty is a problem
73. ❌ The honesty is virtue → ✅ Honesty is a virtue
74. ❌ The friendship is important → ✅ Friendship is important
75. ❌ The health is wealth → ✅ Health is wealth
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🔴 4. WRONG USE OF “THE” (25)
76. ❌ He is in the bed → ✅ He is in bed
77. ❌ She goes to the school → ✅ She goes to school
78. ❌ He is at the home → ✅ He is at home
79. ❌ She is in the hospital → ✅ She is in hospital
80. ❌ He is in the jail → ✅ He is in jail
81. ❌ He plays the cricket → ✅ He plays cricket
82. ❌ She studies the English → ✅ She studies English
83. ❌ He goes to the market daily → ✅ He goes to market daily
84. ❌ I like the music → ✅ I like music
85. ❌ She loves the nature → ✅ She loves nature
86. ❌ He became the doctor → ✅ He became a doctor
87. ❌ She is the teacher → ✅ She is a teacher
88. ❌ He is the engineer → ✅ He is an engineer
89. ❌ She is the singer → ✅ She is a singer
90. ❌ He is the MLA → ✅ He is an MLA
91. ❌ The Mount Everest is highest peak → ✅ Mount Everest is the highest peak
92. ❌ The Taj Mahal is beautiful monument → ✅ The Taj Mahal is a beautiful monument
93. ❌ The Ganga flows in India → ✅ The Ganga flows in India
94. ❌ The Delhi is capital of India → ✅ Delhi is the capital of India
95. ❌ The Asia is largest continent → ✅ Asia is the largest continent
96. ❌ He is going to the bed → ✅ He is going to bed
97. ❌ She is in the class → ✅ She is in class
98. ❌ He is in the office (general use) → ✅ He is in office
99. ❌ She is at the work → ✅ She is at work
100. ❌ He is on the duty → ✅ He is on duty
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✅ QUICK RULES (VERY IMPORTANT)
Use “a/an” for general things
Use “the” for specific or known things
Use “an” before vowel sounds (not just letters)
Do not use “the” with:
Proper nouns (Ram, India)
Abstract nouns (honesty, love)
General plural nouns
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