Question

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate options from those given below.

The professor had a big nose, ___ small mouth and ___ enormous mustache.

• A. The, An
• B. An, The
• C. A, An
• D. The, A

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

1. An/A' is used as an indefinite article for a thing or person when the reader doesn't know which one we are referring to out of many nouns. It states the random nature of the subject.
   
2. 'The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject.

Option D is incorrect as 'The' is grammatically inappropriate since it is used as a definite article for something previously mentioned and 'A' doesn't match with enormous which starts with a vowel. Option A is incorrect as 'The' used for the first blank is inappropriate since it is used as a definite article for something previously mentioned.Option C is incorrect as 'An' for the first blank is grammatically incorrect as it is used for words with a vowel at the beginning. We use 'A' with a singular noun starting with consonants and 'An' with words starting with vowels. Hence Option B is correct.