Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable article from the options given.
Necessity is ___________ mother of __________ invention.

• A. no article, the
• B. the, an
• C. the, no article
• D. a, an

Answer 1

The correct option is C the, no article

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.
2. '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 C is correct as 'The' indicates a specific cause for inventionwhich is correct in context to the given sentence. Option A is incorrect as the first blank needs an article in order to give meaning to the sentence. Option B is incorrect as 'an invention' means something that is singular and is unknown to the reader which is incorrect to the context of the sentence as it is random in nature. It speaks of any invention. Option D is incorrect as 'a mother' sounds illogical because all have a single mother who's completely specific plus the meaning it implies is different from that of the sentence.