Q23
EnglishParts of Speech
'La Gioconda' (Mona Lisa) is _____ unique work of art. Fill in the blank with the suitable article.
- a.the
- b.an
- c.a
- d.this
Answer: (C) a
'Unique' begins with the consonant sound /j/ ('yoo-neek'), so it takes 'a', not 'an' - like a union, a uniform, a useful book, a European. 'The' does not fit a general classifying statement of this kind, and 'this' is a demonstrative, not an article. La Gioconda (the Mona Lisa) was painted by Leonardo da Vinci in the early 16th century and hangs in the Louvre, Paris.