Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: Give me two ________ cake, please.
A
piece
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B
pieces
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C
slice
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D
pieces of
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Solution
The correct option is B pieces of
The suitable word must be plural, as suggested by the number 'two'.
Option D: 'Pieces' is a plural noun and completes the sentence in meaning. 'Of' is a preposition that answers the question 'two pieces of what?'. A preposition connects a noun with a word or a sentence. Here, 'of' connects 'cake' with 'pieces'. Hence this option is correct.
Options
A, B and C: 'Piece' and 'slice' are singular nouns. They do
not match with the plural number 'two'. 'Pieces' is incomplete without 'of'. It does not form a complete thought.