Fill in the blank with the correct article. Choose ‘No article’ if none is needed.
Maria went to ________ Italy to attend a wedding.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → No article
Complete sentence: Maria went to Italy to attend a wedding. "Italy" is the name of one country.
| Option | When to use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) The | comes before country names with words like States, Kingdom or Republic in them. "Italy" has no such word | Her sister lives in the United Kingdom. |
| (2) An | means any one of many. Italy is one particular country, and its name takes no article | He waited for an hour at the station. |
| (3) A | means any one of many, like "an". A country's name like "Italy" takes no article | Riya bought a new bag. |
| (4) No article (answer) | before the names of most countries (go to India, go to Italy) | My uncle works in Japan. |