Fill in the blank with the correct article.
I saw ____ one-eyed person.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A
Complete sentence: I saw a one-eyed person. “One” starts with the letter “o”, but we say it as “wun”. It begins with the consonant sound “w”.
| Option | When to use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) A (answer) | before a consonant sound. We choose between “a” and “an” by the first sound of the next word, not its letter | He paid with a one-rupee coin. |
| (2) An | comes before a vowel sound | She is an honest girl. |
| (3) The | points to a particular person already known. Here the person is mentioned for the first time | The man I met yesterday is my new neighbour. |
| (4) No article | plural or uncountable nouns used in a general sense. “Person” is a singular noun that can be counted, so it needs an article (“I saw one-eyed person” is wrong) | People were waiting outside the eye clinic. |