Question

Fill in the blank with the correct or no article:
 He is _______ university student.

a)A
b)An
c)The
d)No article

Answer 1

Hint: Recall the basic rules of definite and indefinite articles.

Complete step-by-step answer:

 Articles are used to clarify if a noun is specific or not specific. They are used before the nouns or adjectives. The two categories of articles are definite and indefinite articles. The first category has 'The' and the latter category contains 'a and an'.

Definite Articles are used for specific nouns; E.g. He went to see the Taj Mahal.
Indefinite Articles are used for nonspecific nouns; E.g.
I see a dog. Or; There is an emergency. Remember that there are certain very specific rules for Indefinite Articles,
"A" is used if the letter before the next word starts with a consonant (not a vowel a, e, i, o, u).
"An" is used if the letter before the next a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) or a vowel sound.

Now, in the given sentence, the blank is before a word which starts with a vowel, but we will not use 'an' because the sound of the word is that of a consonant.
Option c cannot be used as the sentence doesn't have a specific noun.
Therefore the option 'a' is the correct answer.

Note: Most of the students immediately use an when they see the word starting with a vowel, but make sure to pronounce the word before using the article.