[amp_mcq option1=”a, a” option2=”an, a” option3=”a, the” option4=”the, the” correct=”option1″]
The correct answer is: A. a, a
A camel can go a long distance without water.
The word “a” is used before singular nouns that are not specific. In this case, the noun “camel” is not specific because it could refer to any camel.
The word “the” is used before singular nouns that are specific. In this case, the noun “camel” would be specific if it were referring to a particular camel, such as “the camel that I saw in the zoo.”
In the sentence “A camel can go a long distance without water,” the word “a” is used before the noun “camel” because the noun is not specific. The sentence could be rewritten as “A particular camel can go a long distance without water.”
The sentence “An camel can go a long distance without water” is incorrect because the word “an” is used before singular nouns that begin with a vowel sound. The word “camel” begins with a consonant sound, so the word “a” should be used instead of “an.”
The sentence “The camel can go a long distance without water” is incorrect because the word “the” is used before singular nouns that are specific. In this case, the noun “camel” is not specific because it could refer to any camel.