Question

Italy is ............... European country.

Answer 1

Answer:

I think the answer is

Explanation:

Italy is a European country.

Answer 2

Italy is a European country. -This is the answer.

Explanation:

• Articles are of three kinds -'a', 'an' (indefinite articles) and 'the' (definite article).  
• 'A' is used before a singular noun and before the consonant sounds of letters. For example, 'a cat', 'a bike', 'a doctor', etc.,  
• 'An' is used before a singular noun and before the vowel sounds of letters. For example, 'an apple', 'an egg', 'an ox', etc.,  
• 'The' is an article that can be used before singular and plural nouns. If it is used before singular nouns, the it means it talks about a specific thing/ person. For example, 'the boy', 'the car', 'the egg that broke', etc.,
• In this sentence, though we have 'European.', the first letter being a vowel, the sound is like /j/ a consonant sound. So it takes 'a' before it.
• Therefore the sentence is: Italy is a European country.