Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
A coalition government was in ________ power in Britain during ________ Second World War.

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

Answer 1

The correct option is C no article / the

1. An/A' is used as an indefinite article for a thing or person when the reader doesn't know which one we are referring to out of many nouns. It states the random nature of the subject.
2. 'The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject.

Option C is correct because the first blank doesn't require articles to provide meaning to the sentence. 'In a power' is meaningless here. 'The' is used in the second blank to provide the sense to the sentence. 'The' refers to a particular time & shows the uniqueness of the subject of which the readers are aware of. Option B is incorrect as 'The' is wrongly used in the first blank to provide the sense to the sentence. 'The' refers to a particular subject & shows the uniqueness of the subjects of which the readers are aware of. Option D is incorrect as The' is wrongly used in the first blank to provide the sense to the sentence. 'The' refers to a particular subject & shows the uniqueness of the subjects of which the readers are aware of. Option A is incorrect as the second blank requires an article to provide meaning to the sentence.