Choose the correct form of the article which needs to the inserted in the sentence given below:
The Sun did not rise till six in ________ morning.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → the
Complete sentence: The Sun did not rise till six in the morning.
| Option | When to use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) a | "in a morning" is not used for the time of day. "A" is used only when the morning is described ("on a cold morning"). | – |
| (2) an | An goes before a vowel sound. "Morning" begins with a consonant sound, and the fixed phrase needs "the" anyway. | – |
| (3) the (answer) | The parts of the day take the after "in": in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening. With "at", some of them take no article: at night, at noon. | I go for a walk in the evening. |
| (4) no article | "in morning" without an article is not standard English. | – |