Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. Choose “No article” if none is needed:
My grandmother speaks ________ Tamil with her sisters but writes her letters in English.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → No article
Complete sentence: My grandmother speaks Tamil with her sisters but writes her letters in English. Here “Tamil” is the language the grandmother speaks. It works just like “English” at the end of the sentence, which also has no article.
| Option | When to use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) No article (answer) | before the name of a language when it stands alone | Raju is learning Marathi from his neighbour. |
| (2) a | “A” means one of many and goes before a singular noun that can be counted; a language is not counted in this way | Grandmother wrote a letter to her sister. |
| (3) the | before a language name only when the word “language” follows it | The Tamil language is very old. |
| (4) an | “An” means one of many and goes before a vowel sound; “Tamil” begins with a consonant sound | She sang an old Tamil song. |