Fill in the blanks given in List - I with an appropriate article from List - II.
List – I | List – II |
(A) What is ____ issue that you are facing with your neighbour? | (I) a |
(B) What ____ brilliant plan! | (II) an |
(C) When do you prefer having _____ breakfast? | (III) the |
(D) Where can one find such ____ innovative item? | (IV) zero article (no article) |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) What is the issue that you are facing with your neighbour? | (III) the | The issue is a particular one, made definite by the clause "that you are facing", so it takes "the". |
| (B) What a brilliant plan! | (I) a | An exclamation with What + a singular countable noun takes a/an; "brilliant" begins with a consonant sound, so "a". |
| (C) When do you prefer having breakfast? | (IV) zero article (no article) | Names of meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) used in general take no article. |
| (D) Where can one find such an innovative item? | (II) an | Such + a singular countable noun takes a/an; "innovative" begins with a vowel sound, so "an". |