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[#986] She is staying at . . . . . . . . hotel in . . . . . . . . small town in Colorado.
Correct Answer
(B) a, a
Explanation
Solution: Both the blanks shall take 'a' as 'hotel' and 'town' are name of general places and start with a consonant.
[#987] He is . . . . . . . . honorary Magistrate.
Correct Answer
(B) an
Explanation
Solution: Use 'an' before words such as "hour" or "honorary" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8".
[#988] I always have . . . . . . . . breakfast at 8 a.m. Today I had . . . . . . . . very nice breakfast.
Correct Answer
(B) no article, a
Explanation
Solution: "No article" will be used in the first blank because 'breakfast' is a meal and we do not use articles before the names of meals. In the second blank, the word "very" is irrelevant. "nice breakfast" takes a determiner, in this case "a".
[#989] Now you have . . . . . . . . interesting book.
Correct Answer
(B) an
Explanation
Solution: Here, 'book' is a general class and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank i.e. 'interesting' starts with vowel sound. 'An' article will be used.
[#990] He wrote . . . . . . . . one-act play.
Correct Answer
(A) a
Explanation
Solution: Even though the word 'one' begins with the vowel 'o', it's pronounced as 'won' and thus has the sound of consonant 'w'. Thus, we use 'a' instead of 'an'.