Multiple choice

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

She was glad to befriend ______ European lady who was known for her ______ generosity.

  1. a, a

  2. an, a

  3. a, no article required

  4. an, no article required

  5. no article is required in both the places
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. Though the word ‘European’ begins with a vowel (E), the article used before it is ‘a’ and not ‘an’ because the word begins with a consonant sound (yu sound). As a general rule, the article is omitted before abstract nouns used in a general sense. In the given sentence, the word ‘generosity’ is an abstract noun. So, no article is required. The correct answer is – ‘She was glad to befriend a European lady who was known for her generosity.’

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