Fill in the blanks with the correct set of Determiners from the options given : ('X' indicates No determiner)
Vasudev recently became ________ trustee of his company, being appointed ________ Director of the Board. He has been ________ expert all through his career and his ________ experience will benefit all.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → a, the, an, X
Articles and the zero article:
- A is used before a singular countable noun beginning with a consonant sound, when it is one of many: "became a trustee" (one of several trustees).
- The is used for a particular, known person or thing: "appointed the Director of the Board" (the one director of that board).
- An is used before a vowel sound: "has been an expert".
- No article (X) is used after a possessive word such as his, her, my: "his experience".
- Complete sentence: Vasudev recently became a trustee of his company, being appointed the Director of the Board. He has been an expert all through his career and his experience will benefit all.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: X, a, the, an — Incorrect. It puts "an" after "his" ("his an experience"), and "been the expert" needs a particular expert already known.
Option 2: the, a, X, an — Incorrect.
- "His an experience" is ungrammatical.
- "Has been expert" drops the article that the countable noun "expert" needs.
Option 3: X, the, an, a — Incorrect. "His a experience" is ungrammatical. A possessive and an article never come together.