Question

Choose the appropriate article to complete the sentence.
The fort was surrounded by __________ enemy soldiers.
A) An
B) The
C) A
D) None of the above

Answer 1

Hint:The articles are the words ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’. They define whether something is specific or unspecific.

Complete answer:
Option A) An – is an incorrect answer because ‘an’ is used before singular, countable nouns which begins with vowel sounds. Though, the use of ‘an’ in the blank does not fit in this. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option B) The - is an incorrect answer because the use of ‘the’ is definite article and is used for specific nouns. ‘The’ can be used with singular, plural and uncountable nouns and it is used to describe the specific nature of the subject. So, this is an incorrect answer as it does not explain how many enemy soldiers.

Option C) A – is an incorrect answer because ‘a’ is used before singular, countable nouns which begins with consonant sounds. Though, the use of ‘a’ in the blank does not fit in this. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option D) None of the above – is the correct answer because the sentence states that the fort was surrounded by the enemy soldiers, so there may be more than one enemy soldier. So, no article will go in the sentence. This is the correct answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘D’.

Note: An article is an adjective. Like adjectives, articles modify nouns. Articles are a, an and the. The is used to refer to specific or particular nouns, a / an is used to modify non-specific or non-particular nouns. So, option D is the most appropriate answer as compared to any other option.