Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable article from the options given.
__________ rice is the staple food of South Indians.

• A. A
• B. The
• C. An
• D. No article

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

'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.

'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 correct as we usually don't use articles in front of names. Option C is incorrect as 'An' is used as the article for words with a vowel sound. Option A is incorrect as we usually don't use definite articles in front of names. Option B is incorrect as 'A rice' sounds illogical and wouldn't provide meaning to the sentence.