Identify the correct use of articles with plural nouns:

I. Lions are fierce animals.
II. Lions of Gir forest are famous worldwide.
III. The lions we saw at the zoo were sleeping.

Choose the correct option:

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Identify the correct use of articles with plural nouns:

I. Lions are fierce animals.

II. Lions of Gir forest are famous worldwide.

III. The lions we saw at the zoo were sleeping.

Choose the correct option:

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The correct answer is Only I and III. Explanation:Sentence I is Correct:"Lions are fierce animals."Plural countable nouns used in a general sense do not take the definite article "the".Sentence II is Incorrect:"Lions of Gir forest are famous worldwide."When a plural noun is modified or made specific by a phrase (here, "of Gir forest"), it must take the article "the".Correct form: "The lions of Gir forest are famous worldwide."Sentence III is Correct:"The lions we saw at the zoo were sleeping.""The" is correctly used because it refers to a specific group of lions (the particular ones seen at the zoo).

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Only II

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Only II and III

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Identify the correct use of articles with plural nouns:

I. Lions are fierce animals.
II. Lions of Gir forest are famous worldwide.
III. The lions we saw at the zoo were sleeping.

Choose the correct option:

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