Multiple choice

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in blank (v).

Directions: Read the following paragraph carefully.

Mr. Bhandari often (i) ______ to the market (ii) ______ the morning. Today he went there at 7 am. (iii) ______ bought apples and a box (iv) ______ mangoes. Mr. Bhandari is (v) ______ man. He buys all kinds of fruits. He also bought oranges. There (vi) ______ no bananas (vii) _____ the market. So, he (viii) ______ any.

  1. a most intelligent

  2. an intelligent

  3. the intelligent

  4. a intelligent
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The article 'an' must precede 'intelligent' because it starts with a vowel sound. 'An intelligent man' is grammatically correct. 'A intelligent' is wrong because 'a' precedes consonant sounds, 'the intelligent' would require a specific reference, and 'a most intelligent' would need 'a most' to precede the superlative, which is awkward without proper context.

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