Question

Fill in the blanks with the most suitable articles.
___________ common sense is _________ virtue.

• A. The, a
• B. No article, a
• C. A, a
• D. The, the

Answer 1

The correct option is B No article, a

'Common sense' is an abstract noun. Use of article is usually omitted before abstract nouns. So, no article precedes this word.

The word, 'virtue' is also an abstract noun. However, there are many 'virtues' in the world. 'Common sense' is one among them. Hence, the indefinite article, 'a' is to be used before 'virtue'. Option B is correct.

Options A. C and D are incorrect as there is no article before the word, 'common sense'.