WBCS.LIVE practice question

'La Gioconda' (Mona Lisa) is ________ unique work of art.

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. the
  2. an
  3. a
  4. this

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: a

Explanation: The article used before ‘unique’ is always ‘a’, not ‘an’, because ‘unique’ begins with the ‘yu’ sound (a consonant sound), not a vowel sound. the ❌ – used for something specific/one of its kind, but with unique we normally say a unique. an ❌ – wrong, because ‘unique’ does not start with a vowel sound. a ✅ – correct; a unique work of art. this ❌ – grammatically possible but not suitable in this context. ✔ Correct Sentence: ‘La Gioconda’ (Mona Lisa) is a unique work of art. ✅