Question

He created _______ pig burger out of beef.
Select one:
a. the
b. no article
c. a
d. an

Answer 1

Option.A

He created a pig burger out of beef.

Answer 2

Here is the correct answer:

He created a pig burger out of beef.

Explanation

Articles 'a', 'an', and 'the' are used before nouns considering many rules in mind. One of the rules is the rule of consonant and vowel. While using articles we follow the 'sound rule' in mind. If the sound is vowel, we use 'an' while using indefinite article. If the sound is consonant, we shall use 'a'. Some words starting with vowel make consonant sounds. Words such as 'university', 'useful', ’unique’, 'unicorn', etc. also fall in the category of words that start with a vowel letter; but their sound is consonant. Hence we use 'a' in front of these words.

In the given sentence 'pig' starts with a consonant sound; besides, the sentence is just not talking about any specific 'pig burger' So we will use article 'a' here.