Question

Choose the options that are true in relation to the given sentence:
The woods are dark and lovely during winter.

• A. "The" is an atttribute
• B. "The" is an article
• C. "woods" is an attribute
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B)

The correct options are
A "The" is an article
B "The" is an atttribute

The subject of a sentence is often modified by an adjective, or a word or words that function as an adjective. They are called enlargement or attributes. In the given sentence, "The" is an article that modifies the subject "woods" by making it specific ('the' is a definite article used to identify a specific person or thing). Hence it is an attribute and options A and B are correct. "Woods" is the subject, it cannot attribute itself, hence option C is incorrect. "Option D is incorrect because the answer lies in both A and B.