Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
_____ concert began with ____ song about _____ peace and _____ work.
A. the/a/no article/no article
B. a/the/the/the
C. a/the/no article/no article
D. the/the/a/a
E. a/a/no article/no article

Answer 1

Hint: Articles, ‘a, an, and the’ are used with nouns to form appropriate noun phrases. We use articles to identify whether the mentioned noun is specific or generalized.

Complete answer:
As given in the hint, articles are determiners that help in describing a noun.
Let’s look at the two types of articles-
Indefinite articles- ‘A and an’ are known as indefinite articles. They are used with generalized nouns. We use ‘a’ with singular nouns that begin with a consonant sound, whereas ‘an’ is used with singular nouns that begin with a vowel sound. Example- An orange, an elephant, a pen, a cat, etc.
Definite article- ‘The’ is a definite article. It is used with particular nouns and proper nouns. We use ‘the’ with both singular and plural nouns. Example- The Ganga, The hills, the book, etc.
In the given question: We can conclude that the concert began with a song about peace and work. We have used ‘the’ with the noun ‘concert’ because we are talking about a specific concert. And we have used ‘a’ with the noun ‘song’ because it can be any song on peace and work.
Now, let’s examine the given options-
Option A. ‘the/a/no article/no article’ is the correct option because we use ‘the’ with specific things and ‘a’ with common nouns.
Option B. ‘a/the/the/the’ is an incorrect option because we cannot use ‘the’ with plural nouns ‘peace’ and ‘work’.
Option C. ‘a/the/no article/no article’ is an incorrect option because we use ‘the’ with a particular subject.
Option D. ‘the/the/a/a’ is an incorrect option because we cannot use an article with the plural nouns ‘peace’ and ‘work’.
Option e- ‘a/a/no article/no article’ is an incorrect option because we use ‘the’ with proper nouns and specific things. The correct answer is Option ‘a’.

Note:
Articles act as adjectives because they help in describing nouns. Keep in mind, we cannot use indefinite articles to describe plural nouns.