Question

Fill in the blank with an appropriate article:

Would you like ____ apple?

• A. a
• B. an
• C. no article
• D. the

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Indefinite articles are used before unspecific, singular nouns. We use 'a' before nouns that begin with a consonant sound and 'an' before nouns that begin with a vowel sound. Since 'apple' here refers to an unspecific one and begins with a vowel sound, we need to use the indefinite article 'an'.