Question

Fill in the blank with an appropriate article with the help of the hint in the brackets:
He pointed to _____ tall tree and said, "Do you see that white speck? That's a bald eagle." (It can be any tree.)

• A. an
• B. a
• C. the
• D. No article

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

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.
   
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 A is incorrect as An can't be used with a word beginning with consonant. Option C is incorrect as 'The' is used as a definite article for a particular noun, not for any tree in this case. We use an indefinite article in front of a singular countable noun i.e. the tall tree. Hence Option B is correct.