Question

Fill the appropriate article for blank [3].

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

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

an

1. 'An/A' is used as an indefinite article for a thing or person when the reader doesn't know which one we are referring to out of many nouns. It states the random nature of the subject.
2. 'The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject.
   

Option A is correct as 'An' is used with a word having a vowel sound. 'An Accident' implies a single random accident. We use 'an' with singular countable noun. Hence it is correct grammatically. Option B is incorrect as 'A' is used with a word having a consonant sound. Option D is incorrect as the blank requires an article in order to give meaning to the sentence. 'In Accident' doesn't fit into the sentence to give a proper meaning. Option C is incorrect as 'the accident' means a previously mentioned accident but in the context of the sentence the reader doesn't know of the incident previously.