Fill in the blank with the suitable Article from the options given below:
He is _____ man, I was telling you about.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → the
Complete sentence: He is the man I was telling you about. "I was telling you about" points out one particular man, the one already spoken of, so "He is the man I was telling you about."
| Option | When to use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) a | "A man" would mean any man, but the clause shows that a particular man is meant. | – |
| (2) an | "An" goes before a vowel sound. "Man" begins with a consonant sound, and the noun is particular anyway. | – |
| (3) the (answer) | The is used when the listener knows which particular person or thing is meant. A clause that follows the noun and tells us which one is meant (a defining clause) makes the noun particular, so it takes "the". | This is the book I bought yesterday. |
| (4) No article | "Man" is a singular countable noun, so it cannot stand without an article here. | – |