Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
I’d like _______ glass of milk, please.
a) the
b) a
c) an
d) no article

Answer 1

Hint: An article is (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase. For example- the, a.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to find out which of the articles given to us in the options is used to specify ‘glass’.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question-
Option (a.), 'the', refers to ‘Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already completely specified.’
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as there is no previous context where ‘glass’ is mentioned.
Option (b.), ‘a', refers to ‘One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.’Therefore, option (b.) is correct as ‘glass’ is singular.
Option (c.), ‘an', refers to ‘Form, used before a vowel sound, of a.’ Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as ‘glass’ does not start with a vowel.
Option (d.), ‘no article', is incorrect as ‘a’ is to be used in the blank, which is an indefinite article.

Note:
In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of indefinite and definite articles. An indefinite article is a determiner (as `a' or `some' in English) that indicates nonspecific reference. A definite article is a determiner (as `the' in English) that indicates the specificity of reference.