English Grammar - Article
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank : Amartya Sen Gupta is ……… N. R. I.
Options:
- a
- an
- the
- ×
Right Answer: an
The correct answer is 'an'. The choice between 'a' and 'an' depends on the sound with which the following word begins, not on its spelling. The abbreviation 'N. R. I.' is read letter by letter as 'en-aar-eye', and the first letter N is pronounced with the vowel sound /e/. Since it begins with a vowel sound, the article 'an' is used, as in an M.P., an S.P., an F.I.R. and an hour. 'The' would wrongly make it definite, and omitting the article is not possible before a singular countable noun.
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