Choose the sentence that DOES NOT have the Article placed correctly:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Maya is the very smart person.
A/an and the:
- A/an is used with a singular countable noun when it presents someone as one member of a class, not a particular, already known person.
- The is used for something particular or already identified: the same pen, the one I borrowed.
- This sentence: Maya is described as one very smart person among many, so it should be a very smart person. "The very" is used only in the sense of "this particular one" (the very person I was looking for).
Example: Ravi is a very honest officer.
Corrected: Maya is a very smart person.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: This is the same pen that I borrowed from you last week. — Incorrect. Correct use: "the same" always takes "the"; the article is correctly placed.
Option 2: Suresh will be moving to a European city next month. — Incorrect. Correct use: "European" begins with a "yoo" consonant sound, so a is correct.
Option 4: This film will be a treat for children. — Incorrect. Correct use: a treat (one enjoyable experience) is correct, and "children" in general needs no article.