{"id":12649,"date":"2024-04-15T04:05:28","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=12649"},"modified":"2024-04-15T04:05:28","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:05:28","slug":"it-was-worst-period-of-my-life-a-a-b-an-c-the-d-no-article","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/it-was-worst-period-of-my-life-a-a-b-an-c-the-d-no-article\/","title":{"rendered":"It was . . . . . . . . worst period of my life. 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 reason is that the word &#8220;worst&#8221; is an absolute term, and absolute terms do not require articles. 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