Question

Choose the option where the article is used incorrectly.

• A. The government has announced a new policy for the unemployed.
• B. The brave are often remembered in history.
• C. She works for the Microsoft Corporation.
• D. He donated all his money to help a sick.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. He donated all his money to help a sick.

• When referring to the group as a whole, we must say "the sick" (meaning all sick people). Using "a sick" is wrong because "sick" is an adjective and cannot be used with "a" in this way.

• You could say "a sick person," but not "a sick" to mean a group.

• Also, note that option (c) is correct because we use "the" with the names of specific corporations when it is part of their official name (e.g., The Coca-Cola Company, The Microsoft Corporation).