Question

Fill in the blank using the correct article :
Shyam is learning to play ....... sitar.​

Answer 1

Shyam is learning to play the sitar.

• In the English grammar,the articles are used to denote the definiteness of the noun of a sentence.

• There are three articles in the English grammar :

- A

- An

- The

• In the given sentence,the Sitar is not a single piece of instrument , it's the learning subject of the Shyam. That's why we used "the" article instead of "a" article.

Answer 2

Here is the correct answer along with a brief explanation:

Shyam is learning to play the sitar.​

Explanation

The articles have many rules. Unless these rules are understood and followed, the possibility of making mistakes remains quite high. Rules such as using 'the' with the names of musical instruments, unique objects and things, superlative degrees, decades, rivers, mountain ranges, group of islands, canals, oceans, countries that have plural names, newspapers, etc.