{"id":12289,"date":"2024-04-15T04:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=12289"},"modified":"2024-04-15T04:00:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:00:11","slug":"my-brother-is-f-o-a-a-b-an-c-the-d-no-article","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/my-brother-is-f-o-a-a-b-an-c-the-d-no-article\/","title":{"rendered":"My brother is . . . . . . . . F. O. A. a B. an C. the D. no article"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;a&#8221; option2=&#8221;an&#8221; option3=&#8221;the&#8221; option4=&#8221;no article&#8221; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>D. no article<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The word &#8220;brother&#8221; is a common noun, which means it does not have a specific reference. In other words, there are many brothers in the world, and we cannot identify which brother is being referred to without more information. 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