Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Is there ___________ apple in the bag?
A) A
B) An
C) The
D) No article

Answer 1

Hint:Here we will use the appropriate article. Articles are basically a, an and the. Articles are the words that define a noun as specific and unspecific. Articles help in clarifying the meaning of the noun in the sentence.

Complete answer:
Option A) A – is an incorrect answer because we use ‘a’ article with the consonants and it tells the uniqueness of something. However, to fill the blank with the correct article ‘a’ is an incorrect choice. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) An – is the correct answer because article ‘an’ is used before the vowel or vowel sound. Therefore, apple is a vowel sound and this is the correct choice of article in the blank.
Option C) The – is an incorrect answer because ‘the’ is used when we talk about specific things. Thus, this is an incorrect choice of article in the blank.
Option D) No article – is an incorrect option because this option is void or invalid as the correct answer lies in option B.

The correct answer is (Option B).

Note:There are two articles ‘a/an and the’. The is used to refer to specific or particular nouns. A and an are used to modify non-specific and non- non-particular nouns.
A/ an – indefinite article and ‘a’ is used before the consonants and ‘an’ is used before the vowel sounds (a, e, I, o, u).
The – definite article – when we talk about something specific. Therefore, Option B is the most appropriate answer because of the correct article.