I saw ____ one-eyed beggar near the market yesterday.
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I saw ____ one-eyed beggar near the market yesterday.
Answer: A. a — ConceptThe choice between ‘a’ and ‘an’ depends on the first pronounced sound of the following word or phrase, not on its first written letter. Use ‘a’ before…
- A.
a
- B.
the
- C.
an
- D.
No article needed
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Correct answer: A
Concept
The choice between ‘a’ and ‘an’ depends on the first pronounced sound of the following word or phrase, not on its first written letter.
Use ‘a’ before a consonant sound and ‘an’ before a vowel sound. ‘The’ marks an identifiable noun, while the zero article omits a determiner only in contexts that permit it.
Application
Pronounce ‘one-eyed’ as /wʌn aɪd/.
Its first sound is /w/, which is a consonant sound.
‘Beggar’ is a singular countable noun introduced for the first time, so the required phrase is ‘a one-eyed beggar’.
Cross-check and contrast
‘a’ precedes the consonant sound /w/ in ‘one-eyed’.
‘an’ is reserved for a following vowel sound.
‘the’ would require the beggar to be specific or already identifiable from the context.
No article would leave this singular countable noun phrase without the required determiner.
Result: The complete sentence is ‘I saw a one-eyed beggar near the market yesterday.’