WBCS.LIVE practice question

Which is the correct sentence?

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

Answer options

  1. An one-eyed person was seen roaming about the streets.
  2. A one-eyed person was seen roaming about the streets
  3. The one eyed person was seen roaming about the streets
  4. One eyed person was seen roaming about the streets

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: A one-eyed person was seen roaming about the streets

Explanation: The article ‘a’ is used before words beginning with a consonant sound, and ‘an’ is used before vowel sounds. The word ‘one’ begins with the consonant sound /w/ (as in won), not a vowel sound, so the correct article is ‘a’. An one-eyed person ❌ – wrong, because ‘one’ starts with a consonant sound. A one-eyed person ✅ – correct usage. The one eyed person ❌ – grammatically possible, but needs a hyphen (one-eyed) and refers to a specific person, which is not the context here. One eyed person ❌ – missing article; incorrect.