Fill in the blank with the correct article:
After college, Meena spent two years working for ________ NGO in a small town near Pune.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → an
Complete sentence: After college, Meena spent two years working for an NGO in a small town near Pune. A short form like “NGO” is read letter by letter: en-jee-oh. The letter N is said “en”, which is a vowel sound.
| Option | When to use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) the | a particular thing already known; here the NGO is mentioned for the first time and is not named | The NGO near our school runs a free library. |
| (2) an (answer) | one thing, before a vowel sound | Our new neighbour is an MLA from Pune. |
| (3) a | before a consonant sound | She works for a bank in Pune. |
| (4) No article | plural or uncountable nouns used in a general sense; “NGO” is a singular noun that can be counted, so it needs an article | Volunteers teach children in the slums. |