Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
What is ___________ capital of ___________ Switzerland?

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

Answer 1

The correct option is B 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 blank shall take 'the' because the name of a particular country's capital is being asked about. The second blank won't take any article as Switzerland is the name of a country.

What is the capital of Switzerland?

The correct answer is option B) the/no article.