Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable article from the options given.
_________ little knowledge is _________ dangerous thing.

• A. A, a
• B. The, a
• C. No article, a
• D. No article, the

Answer 1

The correct option is A A, a

1. '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.

'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.
Option A is correct as 'A little knowledge ' means some amount of fair knowledge on something having a positive sense and moreover 'A' in 2nd blank is used with a word having a consonant sound to indicate a single countable noun but random in nature. Option B is incorrect as 'The' indicates a specific subject which is known to the reader. But 'the little knowledge' means a specific amount of knowledge that has a negative sense which is incorrect in context to the given sentence. Option C is incorrect as 'Little knowledge' means a very small amount of knowledge that has a negative sense. Option D is incorrect as 'Little knowledge' means a very small amount of knowledge that has a negative sense and 'The dangerous thing' means something that is known to the reader previously which is incorrect to the context of the sentence.