Question

Select correct option (Articles) to fill the blanks: "" I saw ___ very bright star in ___ sky a few nights ago."" *

Answer 1

We are provided with an incomplete sentence that contains two gaps and which required to be filled with appropriate articles. The articles that will be used to fill the gaps are a and the respectively.

• Articles are those words in the sentence that help to modify a noun.
• they help to provide information on whether the noun of the sentence is definite or indefinite.
• If the noun of the sentence is definite then the article 'the ' will be used.
• In the sentence provided the noun is the sky which is definite to in that gap the article ' the ' will be used.
• If the noun of the sentence is indefinite then the article 'a ' or 'an ' will be used.
• The usage of the above depends on the pronunciation of the next word.
• If the word has the pronunciation of a vowel or starts with a vowel the article 'an ' will be used, otherwise the article 'a ' will be used.
• So as the word very does not start with a vowel nor has a vowel sound the article a  will be used.
• So the provided sentence will be " I saw a very bright star in the sky a few nights ago."

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Answer 2

Answer:

" I saw a very bright star in the sky a few nights ago."

Explanation:

• We are provided with an incomplete sentence that contains two gaps and which required to be filled with appropriate articles. The articles that will be used to fill the gaps are a and the respectively.
• Articles are those words in the sentence that help to modify a noun.
• they help to provide information on whether the noun of the sentence is definite or indefinite.
• If the noun of the sentence is definite then the article 'the ' will be used.
• In the sentence provided the noun is the sky which is definite to in that gap the article ' the ' will be used.
• If the noun of the sentence is indefinite then the article 'a ' or 'an ' will be used.
• The usage of the above depends on the pronunciation of the next word.
• If the word has the pronunciation of a vowel or starts with a vowel the article 'an ' will be used, otherwise the article 'a ' will be used.
• So as the word very does not start with a vowel nor has a vowel sound the article a  will be used.
• So the provided sentence will be " I saw a very bright star in the sky a few nights ago."

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