Choose the most appropriate article to fill in the blank:
Tourists from all over the country come to Hyderabad to see ______ Charminar.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → the
Complete sentence: Tourists from all over the country come to Hyderabad to see the Charminar. The Charminar is a famous monument in Hyderabad.
| Option | When to use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) a | “A” means any one of many things; there is only one Charminar | There is a temple at the end of our street. |
| (2) the (answer) | before the name of a famous building or monument | Every winter we visit the Salar Jung Museum. |
| (3) an | before a vowel sound; “Charminar” begins with a consonant sound | We visited an old fort near Jaipur. |
| (4) No article | before the name of a city, but not of a famous building or monument | We flew to Hyderabad last winter. |