Question

Fill in the blanks with the correct or no article:-
He is ___________ university student.
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:
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
Option A) A – is the correct answer because ‘U’ in university has a consonant sound that is ‘yoo’ or ‘you’. So, the word starts with the vowel but has a consonant sound. We will be using ‘a’ instead of ‘an’. So, this is the correct answer to fill the blank.
Option B) An – is an incorrect answer because ‘U’ in university has a consonant sound but not the vowel sound that is ‘yoo’ or ‘you’. So, the word starts with the vowel ‘U’ but has a consonant sound. So, using ‘an’ in the blank is a completely wrong option. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) The – is an incorrect answer because ‘the’ is a definite article and it is used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun. So, the use of article ‘the’ in the blank is inappropriate and thus, an incorrect answer.
Option D) No article – this option is void or invalid because the correct answer lies in option A.

Hence the correct answer is option A.

Note:Rules of articles like where to use.
1. Definite noun always takes the article ‘the’.
2. Indefinite articles always use the article ‘a, an’.
This is the thumb rule while answering questions which asks for the articles. So, Option A is the most appropriate answer as compared to any other option.