Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
This is ___ lion that I saw in the circus yesterday.

• A. a
• B. no article
• C. the
• D. an
• E. any

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

the

OPTION "C" is the correct answer.

EXPLANATION:

There are two types of articles:

DEFINITE ARTICLE (THE) : Article 'the' is used to refer to a DEFINITE thing or person.

INDEFINITE ARTICLE(A/AN): Article 'a/an' is used to refer to a thing or person in general. For instance: man, door etc.

Article 'a' is used with consonant sounds whereas article 'an' is used with vowel sounds.

In the FIRST Blank, article "the" will be used as the 'lion' is a specific one that the speaker saw in the circus.