This girl / wrote an essay / so well that / her teacher was exceedingly pleased with her.
A. This girl
B. wrote an essay
C. so well that
D. her teacher was exceedingly pleased with her
E. No Error
Answer: Option B
Solution (By Examveda Team)
Substitute, 'an' by 'the'. The sentence lays emphasis on essay.This Question Belongs to Competitive English >> Common Error Detection
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examveda team i guess there is some mistake in the "d" part it is pleased by her essay or pleased by her writing ,don't make stupid boards if you can't resolve someone's query.
but...an is always used before a word starting with a vowel !!!
Why the use before essay
Teacher was Specifically pleased by the Essay. That particular essay is definite so THE could be the better use instead of an.
no particular rule is followed here