Question

fill in the blanks with suitable articles

it was pouring cats and dogs, so I carried _______ umbrella ​

Answer 1

Answer:

this is  the correct answer

Explanation:

its 'an'

Answer 2

Answer:

It was pouring cats and dogs, so I carried an umbrella .

Explanation:

• A and an are called indefinite articles.

• Indefinite articles - which are not specific.

For an example ,

My sisters gave me a pen.

Here, a refers any kind of pen and it is not specific. As it does not specify which pen.

• The is a definite article.

• We use it to speak about a particular thing or a person or something that's particular and specified.