Select the correct interrogative sentence.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. What is the name of the next station?
Let’s break down why this is correct:
'The name' is appropriate because we’re referring to a specific and known type of name — the name of a particular station.
'The next station' uses the definite article 'the' correctly because we are referring to the specific station that comes next on a route or journey.
Let’s examine the other options:
'What is the name of a next station?' – Incorrect article; “a next station” is grammatically wrong because “next” implies a specific sequence, and should be used with “the.”
'What is a name of the next station?' – Awkward and unusual phrasing. A specific thing (the name of the next station) should use 'the name', not 'a name.'
'What is a name of a next station?' – Contains two article errors: 'a name' and 'a next station' are both incorrect here.