Question

Complete the introduction given below to the story The Story Teller by Saki (H.H. Munro), by using ‘a’ ‘art’ or ‘the’’:

The afternoon was hot, and so was (a)______ railway carriage. (b)_______ next stop was at Templecombe, nearly (c)______ hour ahead. In the carriage were a small girl, (d)______ smaller girl, and a small boy. (e)________ aunt belonging to (f)______ children sat in (g)_________ comer seat, and in (h)_______ further comer seat on (i)______ opposite side, was a man who was a stranger to them, but (j)_____ small girls and the small boys were (k)_________ ones who filled the compartment. The children chatted on and on to their aunt, like (l)____ housefly that refuses to be put off. Most of the aunt’s remarks seemed to begin with “Don’t”, and nearly all of (m)______ children’s remarks began with “Why?”

Answer 1

The afternoon was hot, and so was (a) the  railway carriage. (b) the next stop was at Templecombe, nearly (c) an  hour ahead. In the carriage were a small girl, (d) a smaller girl, and a small boy. (e) an  aunt belonging to (f) the  children sat in (g) the  comer seat, and in (h) the further comer seat on (i) the  opposite side, was a man who was a stranger to them, but (j) the small girls and the small boys were (k) the ones who filled the compartment. The children chatted on and on to their aunt, like (l) a  house fly that refuses to be put off. Most of the aunt’s remarks seemed to begin with “Don’t”, and nearly all of (m) the  children’s remarks began with “Why?”