copper is ___ useful metal ...add a articles
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Answer:
Copper is a useful metal. "A" is used for words which begins with a consonant sounds and "An" is used for words which begins with a vowel sound like a,e,i,o,u. Using "A" or "AN" depends upon the sound rather than its spelling.
Explanation:
An/A' is used as an indefinite article for a thing or person when the reader doesn't know which one we are referring to out of many nouns. It states the random nature of the subject.
'The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject.
Option A is incorrect as 'An' is used as an indefinite article with a word having a vowel sound, although in this sentence 'Useful' begins with 'U' ,a vowel but it has a consonant sound. Option B is incorrect as 'The ' is used for a particular noun out of many nouns. Option C is incorrect grammatically. incorrect . In Option D 'a' is used as the indefinite article with a singular countable noun and is grammatically correct.
Answer:
The correct article is a : Copper is a useful metal.
Explanation:
"A" is erroneous because 'an' is employed as an indefinite article with a vowel sound, even though 'useful' begins with a vowel but has a consonant sound in this sentence. Article 'the' refers to a specific noun among many. "an" is grammatically correct because it uses 'a' as the indefinite article with a singular countable noun. Thus, the sentence becomes: Copper is a useful metal.
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