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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
 I always have______ breakfast at 8 a.m. Today I had_______ very nice breakfast.
A. a/the
B. no article/a
C. no article/no article
D. the/no article
E. a/no article

Answer
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Hint: An article is any member of a class of dedicated words that are used with noun phrases to mark the identifiability of the referents of the noun phrases. The category of articles constitutes a part of speech. In English, both "the" and "a" are articles, which combine with a noun to form a noun phrase.

Complete answer:
DEFINITE ARTICLE (THE): Article 'the' is used to refer to a DEFINITE item or person.
INDEFINITE ARTICLE (A/AN): 'a/an' article is used in general to refer to a thing or person. For example: guy, door, etc.
For consonant sounds, article 'a' is used while article 'an' is used with vowel sounds.
In the FIRST blank,' breakfast' is a meal, so it will use "no Article"
Article "a" is used in the SECOND void, since the sentence refers to something general.

Additional Information:
Articles are special modifiers occurring before phrases of nouns or nouns. They help explain the sense of the noun in your sentence, like other adjectives. In the English language, only two articles exist: the and a (and its variant an, used before a word that begins with a vowel sound). Without an article in front of it, a noun can also appear. If you are an indigenous speaker. Without having to think about it, you would probably know which article to put before a noun. However, if your second language is English, knowing which article to use can be difficult. Learning and applying a few basic concepts consciously will allow you to greatly enhance the use of your post. Using articles correctly can become second nature with time and a lot of practise.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘B’

Note:You can determine which article to place in front of almost any noun by answering the following three questions: Is the noun countable or uncountable? Is it singular or plural? Is it definite or indefinite?