Choose the articles that fill the blanks.
He took umbrella, but it was useless one with a hole in it.

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Correct answer: C

"Umbrella" begins with a vowel sound, so "an umbrella". "Useless" begins with a "yoo" sound, a consonant sound, so "a useless one".

Worth noting

"An, an" goes by the letter u both times. The sounds differ: "um" and "yoos".

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