Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
_______ Penguins live in the South Pole. [Intermediate]

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

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

OPTION "C" is the correct answer.

EXPLANATION:

There are two types of articles:

DEFINITE ARTICLE (THE) : Article 'the' is used to refer to a DEFINITE thing or person.

INDEFINITE ARTICLE(A/AN): Article 'a/an' is used to refer to a thing or person in general. For instance: man, door etc.

Article 'a' is used with consonant sounds whereas article 'an' is used with vowel sounds.

In the first blank, "no article" or "zero article" will be used as 'no article' is used to refer about general things. ( the speaker is making a general statement)