Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article. He speaks ____ Mandarin at…
2023
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article.
He speaks ____ Mandarin at home.
- A.
a
- B.
an
- C.
the
- D.
no article
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Correct answer: D
Explanation:
Articles are not used before the names of languages in general. Therefore, no article is needed in the sentence.
Correct sentence:
He speaks Mandarin at home.
Note:
The definite article 'the' can be used when specifying a particular variety or form of a language (for example, the Mandarin spoken in Taiwan).
Indefinite articles 'a' or 'an' are used with singular countable nouns and are not used before language names in this context.