Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct option.

Gold is ________ precious metal.

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. No article required
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence implies that 'Gold is one of the precoius metals',  but not 'the only' precious metal. Moreover, as the word 'gold' does not start with a vowel sound, so article 'an' could not be the answer. Therefore, article 'a' is the right  choice.

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