Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
This cake was made with _________ butter, so it should be good.
A. A
B. No article
C. The
D. An

Answer 1

Hint:Butter is uncountable noun, i.e., it cannot be expressed in number (other than expressing it in terms of weight)
We are not aware of any particular butter/ definite butter that is being discussed

Complete answer:
As rightly pointed out in the hint, ‘butter’ is an uncountable noun, which means that we cannot use ‘A’ or ‘An’ before butter because they can only be used before countable nouns.
For example
She would love to read a fictitious novel.
I ordered a Masala Dosa.
They never miss watching a cricket match.
An apple a day keeps doctors away.
A book was lying on the table

The is used when the reader knows what we are exactly talking about . In this case we are not aware about any butter specifically, therefore we cannot use ‘the’.
If we want to specify a particular butter, then only we can use ‘the’ before butter.
For example:
The Amul butter tastes the best.
He read the book, which I had gifted. (not any book, but a particular book that was gifted by me).
The aesthetic view of the party pleased me. (not any aesthetic view, but the particular view that the party was decked up with).
The sun rises in the east.
The doctor advised me to have eggs regularly.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note:Firstly, we have to find out if the noun mentioned in the sentence is a countable or an uncountable noun. Then, we have to see if the noun is specific/ particular/ already mentioned before, if yes, then only we can use ‘the’ before the noun.
‘A’ and ‘An’ can only be used in front of countable nouns as explained above.
‘The’ is a definite article.