Question

Fill in the blank with the correct option:

He is ____ honourable man

• A. a
• B. the
• C. an
• D. much

Answer 1

The correct option is C an

'A' and 'An' are indefinite articles and 'the' is the only definite article in the English language. 'The' is used with reference to something specific such as a specific person or place. This sentence does not talk about a specific honourable man, hence 'the' will not be used.

'A' cannot be used with honourable because it begins with a vowel sound. By rules of grammar, 'an' is used before a word that begin with vowels or vowel sounds. The word honorary begins with a vowel sound (o) because H is silent, similar to the pronunciation of 'hour.' Hence, Option A is incorrect and Option B 'an' is correct.

Option D is incorrect because 'much' does not complete the sentence meaningfully.