Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
________ Finance Minister increased ________ tax on ________ petrol in his last budget.

• A. no article / the / no article
• B. The / the / the
• C. no article / the / the
• D. The / the / no article

Answer 1

The correct option is D The / the / no article

An indefinite article is used when we are talking generally about something whereas a definite article is used when we are talking about something specific.

The indefinite articles are 'a' and 'an'. An is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound. A is used before a word starting with a consonant or consonant sound.

A definite article is an article that tells the uniqueness of something.

'The' is the only definite article.

The first and the second blank shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about a particular country's Finance Minister and a tax levied on a particular commodity. The third blank won't take any article as 'petrol' is an uncountable noun.

The correct answer is D) The / the/ no article.

The Finance Minister increased the tax on petrol in his last budget.