Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
He is __________ teacher.
A. A
B. An
C. No article
D. The

Answer 1

Hint: There are two types of articles definite and indefinite. Definite article ‘the’ is used to refer to something specific. Example: The girl in the red dress. Whereas the indefinite articles ‘a’ and ‘an’ are used to refer to something in general. Example: A book. Here, in the given sentence, the noun ‘teacher’ is not specific. Therefore, we will choose the answer accordingly.

Complete answer:
Let us analyse each option individually in detail to figure out the correct answer with the help of the above stated hint.
A: By implying this option, the sentence becomes “He is a teacher “. This is grammatically correct as the noun ‘teacher’ is not specific. Therefore, this is the correct option.

An: By implying this option, the sentence becomes “He is an teacher”. This is grammatically incorrect as the article ‘an’ is used with the words starting with vowels (a,e,i,o,u).

No article: This option is incorrect as this sentence would be grammatically incorrect without an article.

The: By implying this option, the sentence becomes “He is the teacher”. As the noun ‘teacher’ is not specific, we don’t need a definite article here. Therefore, this is not the correct option.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Note: Articles are a group of words that are used prior to noun phrases to identify them as specific or specific. The types of articles definite and indefinite are discussed above in the hint. Some examples of the same are:
I saw a boy running with a kite.
I saw the boy with a kite.
Can you please pass me an apple?
Can you please pass me the book?