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Competitive Exams · English · question 830

Q830

I saw . . . . . . . . one-rupee coin lying on . . . . . . . . ground.

A.
a, the
Answer
B.
a, no article
C.
the, the
D.
no article, no article

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
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'. Use 'a' article in the first blank. In the second blank, article "the" will be used because article 'the' is used to refer to something specific. Here 'ground' is specific.