Question

Varanasi is ...........holy city.Find article

Answer 1

varanasi is the holy city.

Answer 2

Varanasi is a holy city.

EXPLANATION:

There are three different articles used in English language: a, an and the. ‘an’ is used before a vowel. It is also used before a word with vowel sound. Example: He is an old man. He is an honest man. ‘aa’ sound comes with honest. Therefore we should use an. ‘the’ is used for specific nouns.

The nouns can be in singular or plural form. Usually ‘the’ comes before uncountable nouns(which includes people, things and abstract nouns which is behaviour like anger, honesty, love etc.,.

Example: The sun is shining brightly. I am going to the supermarket. ‘a’ and ‘an’ comes before countable nouns. These nouns are not specific. Example: ‘The man is a thief’.  ‘I gave her a red apple’. In the given example Varanasi is specific noun but city is a common noun therefore we have to use ‘a’.