Select the option with the correct use of article(s).

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  1. She kept lot of rules in her life, due to which she is flourishing today.
  2. She kept an lot of rules in her life, due to which she is flourishing today.
  3. She kept a lot of rules in her life, due to which she is flourishing today.
  4. She kept the lot of rules in her life, due to which she is flourishing today.

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Option 3 : She kept a lot of rules in her life, due to which she is flourishing today.
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The correct answer is 'C'i.e. "She kept a lot of rules in her life, due to which she is flourishing today." which uses the article correctly..

Key Points

  • The article 'a' is used before words that begin with a consonant sound.
  • The article 'an' is used before words that begin with a vowel sound.
  • The phrase "a lot of" is correct because "lot" starts with a consonant sound.
  • The use of "an lot" is incorrect because "lot" does not begin with a vowel sound.

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

Correct sentence: She kept a lot of rules in her life, due to which she is flourishing today.

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