Question

I always wanted a basket ball and ___ipod in my collecton

Answer 1

The blank can be filled as follows:

I always wanted a basket ball and an iPod in my collection.

Articles In English Language

• There are three articles in English language which are a, an and the.
• We use the article 'a' before common words which do not begin with a vowel sound.
• We use article 'an' before common words that begin with a vowel sound.
• We use article 'the' for specified nouns.
• As 'iPod' is a common noun and begins with a vowel sound, hence the article 'an' will be used.

Answer 2

An

I always wanted a basketball and an iPod in my collection.

1. A, An, The are three articles.

2. Articles are a portion of English grammar that are a very important part of any sentence.

3. The English alphabet is divided into two groups, vowels, which are A, E, I, O, U and consonants that are all letters except the vowels

4. We use the article 'a' before common words which do not begin with vowels.

5. We use the article "an" before common words that begin with a vowel sound.

6. We use the article 'the' for specified nouns.