Fill the appropriate article/determiner in the given sentence choosing from the given options below:-
Gaurav is _____ honorable lawyer who has _____ good reputation.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → An, A
a or an - the sound decides:
- The choice between a and an depends on the first sound of the next word, not its first letter.
- In honorable the "h" is silent. The word begins with a vowel sound, so it takes an: an honorable lawyer.
- good begins with a consonant sound, so a: a good reputation. The reputation is mentioned for the first time, so "the" does not fit.
- Complete sentence: Gaurav is an honorable lawyer who has a good reputation.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: The, A — Incorrect. "The" would point to one particular honorable lawyer already known. Gaurav is described as one of many.
Option 2: An, The — Incorrect. The first article is right, but "the good reputation" would point to a reputation already mentioned.
Option 3: A, The — Incorrect. "a honorable" ignores the silent h, and "the" before "good reputation" is wrong for the same reason as in Option 2.