Which sentence is correct?
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Which sentence is correct?
Answer: B. She has a unique skill. — The choice of article (a, an, the) depends on the sound at the beginning of the following word and the specificity of the noun. The word 'unique' begins with…
- A.
She has the unique skill.
- B.
She has a unique skill.
- C.
She has unique skill.
- D.
She has an unique skill.
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Correct answer: B
The choice of article (a, an, the) depends on the sound at the beginning of the following word and the specificity of the noun.
The word 'unique' begins with a 'y' sound (like 'you'), which is a consonant sound. Therefore, 'a' is used, not 'an'.
The article 'the' is used for specific, known things. 'A' is used for non-specific, general things. In this context, 'a unique skill' is appropriate because it refers to a skill that is one-of-a-kind but not previously identified.
Omitting the article entirely (as in 'unique skill') is grammatically incorrect because a singular countable noun requires an article.