State whether the given statement is true or false.

Is the underlined word in the above sentence an article?

The rose smells sweet.

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True

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answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

The above-mentioned statement is true.
Concept: A definite article is a determiner which introduces a phrase or word, and implies that the thing given has already been mentioned, or is public knowledge, or is near to be defined. ‘The’ is known as a definite article.
The articles in English grammar are the and a/an. There are two styles of articles. article and Indefinite Articles. 'a' and 'an' are indefinite articles. 'The' is that article. it's put before a noun to point that the identity of the noun is believed to the reader.
The “the” within the above sentence refers to the noun ‘rose’ and as established above, it's a right article.
Hence, the correct answer option 1.

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