Ravi had ______ younger brother who taught at ______ university. He was widely regarded as ______ honorable man.
Select the option with the correct sequence of articles to fill in the blanks.
a; a; an
the; an; a
a; an; a
an; an; a
Ravi had __ younger brother who taught at __ university. He was widely regarded as __ honorable man.
Understanding the Sentence Structure:
The sentence requires correct articles (a, an, the) based on the rules of grammar and pronunciation.
First Blank: "Ravi had __ younger brother."
The phrase "younger brother" is specific because Ravi has only one younger brother.
The correct article is "a" if it were general, but since this is a specific younger brother, we should use "a" or "the."
However, in this case, since the younger brother is mentioned for the first time, "a" is correct.
Second Blank: "who taught at __ university."
The word "university" begins with a vowel (U), but it has a /ju:/ sound (like 'you-niversity').
Since the sound is consonantal, the correct article is "a" (not "an").
Third Blank: "He was widely regarded as __ honorable man."
"Honorable" begins with H, but the H is silent, so it is pronounced as "onorable" (starting with a vowel sound).
The correct article is "an."
Option Analysis:
(a) a; a; an (Correct)
(b) the; an; a (Incorrect "an" before "university"
and "a" before "honorable")
(c) a; an; a (Incorrect "an" before "university"
and "a" before "honorable")
(d) an; an; a (Incorrect "an" before "younger"
and "an" before "university")
Correct Answer: (A) a; a; an