Fill in the blank with the correct article. Choose “No article” if none is needed.
He tried on a red shirt and a yellow shirt, and bought ________ yellow one.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → the
Complete sentence: He tried on a red shirt and a yellow shirt, and bought the yellow one. The yellow shirt has already been named in the sentence, so the shirt he bought is that particular one.
| Option | When to use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) the (answer) | when the listener knows which thing we mean | Mother made a cake and some pakoras, and we ate the cake first. |
| (2) an | comes before a vowel sound. "Yellow" begins with a consonant sound | Sameer is an honest boy. |
| (3) a | means any one of many. The shirt he bought is the one already named, not any shirt | Can I borrow a pen? |
| (4) No article | "One" here stands for "shirt", a singular countable noun. Such a noun needs an article before it | I lost my old bag, so I bought a new one. |