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Ravi had ______ younger brother who taught at ______ university. He was widely regarded as ______ honorable man.Select the option with the correct sequence of articles to fill in the blanks.

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Correct Answer: (A) a; a; anConcept — Article Usage: In English, the indefinite article a is used before words beginning with a consonant sound, and an is used before words beginning with a vowel sound. The key rule is based on pronunciation, not spelling.Blank 1 — "a younger brother": The word younger begins with the consonant sound /j/. Also, the brother is being introduced for the first time (indefinite reference), so the indefinite article is needed. → Use a.Blank 2 — "a university": Although university starts with the vowel letter u, it is pronounced /juːnɪˈvɜːrsɪti/ — beginning with the consonant sound /j/ (like "you"). Therefore the correct article is a, not an. This is a classic trap.Blank 3 — "an honorable man": The word honorable starts with the letter h, but the h is silent in pronunciation — it sounds like /ˈɒnərəbl/, beginning with a vowel sound /ɒ/. Therefore the correct article is an.Why other options are wrong:Option B: the is a definite article. The brother is being introduced for the first time, so a definite reference is incorrect. Also, an university is wrong because the sound is consonant /j/.Option C: an university is wrong — same reason as above.Option D: an younger is wrong — younger starts with consonant sound /j/.

Ravi had younger brother who taught at university. He was widely regarded as __ honorable man.Select the option with the correct sequence of articles to fill in the blanks.

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