Question

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
He is not ________ honorable man.
A) A
B) An
C) The
D) No article

Answer 1

Hint:Articles are determiners and articles are words that define a noun. ‘A, an, the’ are the articles.

Complete answer:
Option A) A – is an incorrect answer because ‘a’ is used for the singular noun beginning with a consonant sound. So, ‘a’ cannot be not used before a vowel i.e. honorable. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option B) An – is the correct answer because ‘an’ is used before a singular noun beginning with a vowel sound, letter ‘H’ is a consonant. But when we pronounce that word, we are more likely to hear the sound of "a" rather than "h" itself. So, we can use the article "an" before it. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Option C) The – is an incorrect answer because ‘the’ is used for specific or particular nouns. So, the use of ‘the’ is an inappropriate answer.

Option D) No article – is an incorrect answer because this option is void, as answer lies within option B.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘B’.

Note: An/A is used as an indefinite article for a thing or person. 'The' is used as a definite article for a thing or a person. Option B is correct as it is in accordance with grammar rules for words having a silent 'H'. Examples like an hour, here the first letter 'H' is silent hence the word has a vowel sound 'our' and honorable follows the same rule as ‘H’ is silent and it starts its pronunciation with ‘onorable’, so, an is the most appropriate option. So, Option B is the correct answer.