Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
David picked up _______ nut from _______ hole.

• A. the/the
• B. a/an
• C. a/the
• D. the/a
• E. an/a

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

the/a

OPTION "D" 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 because here the nut is specific.

In the second blank, article "a" will be used because the word 'hole' is a general place.