Question

Once,a king had _____ apple tree which bore golden apples,

Answer 1

"an" is the answer

Explanation:

In English we use articles of two types.

• Definite articles to highlight the significance of a thing e.g. the

• Indefinite article used for unspecific things e.g. a or an

When it comes to unspecific things, which one we choose ? a or an ?

To simplify this, there is a rule. When the unspecific thing starts with a vowel, we use "an" like apple.

When the name of unspecific thing starts with a consonant, we use "a"

Answer 2

Here is the correct answer:

Once,a king had an apple tree which bore golden apples.

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.