Multiple choice

Choose the sentence in which the articles have been used correctly.

  1. There was a lapse in the execution of a plan.

  2. There was a lapse in an execution of the plan.

  3. There was lapse in execution of plan.

  4. There was an lapse in the execution of the plan.

  5. There was a lapse in the execution of the plan.
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Explanation

Correct. Since the word ‘lapse’ begins with a consonant sound, the correct usage is – ‘a lapse’. Since a specific ‘execution’ and a specific ‘plan’ are being referred to in the sentence, the usage of the definite article (the) is appropriate.

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