Question

Select the correct word from the options given below to fill blank (1) _____ [Intermediate]

• A. A
• B. An
• C. The
• D. No article

Answer 1

The correct option is B 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 incorrect as 'A' is used as an indefinite article for a word beginning with a consonant. Option D is incorrect as the blank requires a word to provide meaning to the sentence. Option C is incorrect as 'The' is used as a definite article with a noun that has been previously mentioned in the passage. But we see the word, is used for the first time. Hence Option B is correct and it is in accordance with grammatical rules.