Select the most appropriate option to replace the underlined part of the sentence:
Before choosing her stream after Class 10, Pooja went to the school counsellor for an advise.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → advice
“Advice” (noun) and “advise” (verb):
- “Advice” is a noun. It means a suggestion about what to do. “Advise” is a verb. It means “to give advice”.
- The given sentence says “for an advise”. This is wrong: a noun is needed here, and “advice” is uncountable, so it takes no “an”.
- Complete sentence: Before choosing her stream after Class 10, Pooja went to the school counsellor for advice.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: an advice — Incorrect. “Advice” is uncountable, so it cannot take “an”.
Option 2: advise — Incorrect. “Advise” is a verb. After “for”, the sentence needs a noun. Example: The doctor will advise you on what to eat.
Option 3: a piece of advise — Incorrect. “A piece of” needs the noun “advice” after it, not the verb “advise”.