Fill in the blank with the appropriate Article out of the options given below:
_____ breakfast I ordered still hasn't arrived.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → The
Complete sentence: The breakfast I ordered still hasn't arrived. "I ordered" points to one particular breakfast, the one the speaker ordered, so The breakfast I ordered.
| Option | When to use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) A | A is used with a meal only when an adjective describes its kind ("a heavy breakfast"). It cannot point to one known breakfast. | – |
| (2) An | An goes before a vowel sound. "Breakfast" begins with a consonant sound, and a particular breakfast needs "the" in any case. | – |
| (3) The (answer) | Names of meals take the when a phrase or clause makes them particular: "the dinner we had at the hotel". | The lunch my mother packed was delicious. |
| (4) No article | Names of meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) used in a general sense take no article: "I have breakfast at eight." The meal is made particular by "I ordered", so it cannot stand without an article. | – |