Question

Fill the blank with a suitable article where necessary:
Listen! Can you hear _____ music?

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

Answer 1

Answer: (C), (D)

The correct options are
C the
D no article
No article is used before uncountable/abstract nouns used in a general sense. 'Music' is an abstract noun. Therefore, the correct options are C and D. One must also consider that 'the music' is also acceptable. The only difference between the two usages is when we say, can you hear music (no article) we are referring to music in a general sense, whereas when we use 'the music', we are referring to a specific kind of music.