Question

Choose the appropriate article to complete the sentence.
The fort was surrounded by ______ enemy soldiers.

• A. An
• B. The
• C. A
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

None of the above

'An/A' is used as an indefinite article for a thing or person when the reader doesn't know which one we are referring to out of many nouns. It states the random nature of the subject. We use a/an with a singular countable noun.

'The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject.

The given sentence tells us about the fort surrounded by random enemy soldiers. So there were more than one enemy soldier. Hence option A and C are eliminated. Option B is incorrect as it is definitely not known which enemy soldiers . Hence option D is correct