{"id":12431,"date":"2024-04-15T04:02:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=12431"},"modified":"2024-04-15T04:02:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:02:13","slug":"are-you-sure-this-is-man-who-stole-the-car-a-a-b-an-c-the-d-no-article","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/are-you-sure-this-is-man-who-stole-the-car-a-a-b-an-c-the-d-no-article\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you sure this is . . . . . . . . man who stole the car. 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;option3&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>no article<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The article &#8220;a&#8221; or &#8220;an&#8221; is used before singular nouns that refer to a general or unspecified person or thing. 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