Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
Taylor knows a lot about ________ classical music. He seems to like _________ string quartets of Beethoven best.

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

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

no article / the

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 blank won't take any article as 'classical music' does not represent something specific and is uncountable while the second blank shall take 'the' as 'string quartets' shows something specific.

The correct answer is A) no article / the.

Taylor knows a lot about classical music. He seems to like the string quartets of Beethoven best.