Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
He always drinks ________ tea with __________ milk.
A) The / no article
B) No article / no article
C) A / no article
D) a / a

Answer 1

Hint:A sentence can have many variations. It totally depends upon how the speaker wants to convey. To get the sentence grammatically right, it is important to repeat the sentence with different combinations. Likewise, repeat the sentence with the given options to fit the most appropriate word.

Complete answer:
Option A) The / no article - ‘He always drinks the tea with milk.’ is an incorrect option as it does not fit the sentence appropriately.

Option B) No article / no article - ‘He always drinks tea with milk.’ is the correct answer as there is no need of any articles to fill both the blanks.

Option C) A / no article - ‘He always drinks a tea with milk.’ is an incorrect option as it does not fit the sentence appropriately.

Option D) a / a - ‘He always drinks a tea with a milk.’ is an incorrect option as it does not fit the sentence appropriately.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note:Articles define a word as specific or unspecific. There are three articles in English grammar. They are ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’. Articles can either be definite or indefinite. ‘The’ is a definite article. It mentions something specific. Example: ‘I did not want to do the homework.’ In this sentence, ‘the’ specifically mentions the homework which the speaker and the listener knows about. An indefinite article does not mention anything specifically. ‘A’ and ‘an’ are the indefinite articles. Example: I am going to eat an apple. ‘An’ does not specifically mention which apple the speaker is going to have. Hence it is indefinite. There are a few exceptions in using the indefinite articles. ‘An’ is generally used in front of vowels. Example: I want an apple. But in certain cases, it is also used in front of a non-vowel word. Example: She is an honest woman. This is because the first letter of the word ‘honest’ is unpronounced and begins with a vowel sound. Similarly, even if the first letter of a word is a vowel and is a consonant ‘a’ will be used as an article. Example: ‘u’ is a vowel.
1) She wants an umbrella.
2) She is a United Kingdom citizen.
In the first sentence, since it is not a consonant, ‘an’ is used and in the second sentence, since it is a consonant even though the first letter is a vowel, ‘a’ is used.