Question

Fill in blanks with the most suitable articles:

In_______ match against Australia both ______ players scored centuries.

• A. the , the
• B. the , no article
• C. no article , the
• D. no article , no article

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

the , the

Articles modify or describe the nouns that follow.
'English has two articles: the and a/an. The is used to refer to specific or particular nouns; a/an is used to modify non-specific or non-particular nouns. We call 'the' the definite article and 'a/an' the indefinite article.'
When the identity of the noun is not made known, the noun is non-specific, and for nouns whose identity is made known, they're specific and particular.
In the given sentence, a particular match is being spoken about: the match against Australia. Hence, we use the article 'the'.
So, options C and D can be eliminated.
Also, since a particular match is mentioned, the players are also made known, hence 'the' is used for 'players' as well.
So, option B can be eliminated as well.
The remaining option is A, which contains both accurate answers: 'the, the'.
Hence option A is correct.