The correct answer is Option (2) - the, a
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“The cow” – We use "the" when we are talking about something specific or well-known. Here, "the cow" is used in a general sense to represent all cows, which is a standard usage in English grammar when referring to a species as a whole.
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“a useful animal” – We use "a" before a word that begins with a consonant sound, not just a consonant letter. Even though "useful" starts with "u", the sound is /juː/ (like "you"), which is a consonant sound. Hence, we use "a", not "an".
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