Question

We saw ……………………… holy man on the hill. The suitable article is?

Answer 1

A or the (depending on the context)

Explanation:

The articles are a, an, and the. An is used if the noun/noun phrase it is modifying begins with a vowel or a vowel sound (ex. an apple, an orange, an hourglass, an umbrella, etc.). A is used if the noun/noun phrase it is modifying begins with a consonant or consonant sound (ex. a universe- universe begins with the sound yu/you rather than uh).

We saw a holy man on the hill.

We saw the holy man on the hill.

The difference between the two is that the is specific. The implies that there is only one holy man, and that you guys saw him.