Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
Many years ago, ______ Tower Bridge of London was _______ fortress.

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

Answer 1

The correct option is E the/a

Option (E) is the correct answer.

EXPLANATION:- There are two types of article.

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

INDEFINITE ARTICLE(A/AN) :- Article "a/an" is used to refer to a thing in general.

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

In the first blank. 'Tower Bridge of London' is a proper noun. Therefore, article "the" will be used.

In the second blank. 'fortress' is a common noun. Therefore, article "a" will be used.