Discussion
Ravi had ______ younger brother who taught at ______ university. He was widely regarded as ______ honorable man.
Select the option with the correct sequence of articles to fill in the blanks.
Answer: A
The correct sequence is a; a; an.
The choice between a and an depends on the first sound of the next word, not its first letter. 'Younger' begins with a consonant sound, so 'a younger brother'. 'University' begins with a 'yoo' (consonant y) sound, so 'a university', not 'an university'. 'Honorable' begins with a silent h and so a vowel sound, so 'an honorable man'.
'The' in the first blank would point to a brother already identified, which the sentence does not do, and every option with 'an' before 'university' or 'a' before 'honorable' breaks the sound rule.
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