Fill in the blank with the correct article.
The potatoes are 25 rupees _____ kilo.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → a
Complete sentence: The potatoes are 25 rupees a kilo. The sentence gives the price for each kilo of potatoes.
| Option | When to use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) the | points to one particular thing that both people know about. Here we mean every kilo, not one particular kilo | Please pass me the red pen on the table. |
| (2) an | comes before a vowel sound | The tutor charges five hundred rupees an hour. |
| (3) a (answer) | with prices and rates, means "per" or "for each". It comes before a consonant sound, and "kilo" begins with the sound "k" | Milk costs sixty rupees a litre in our town. |
| (4) None of these | – | – |