Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
At ______ beginning of ________ Pre-Cambrian era there was no life on ________ earth.

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

Answer 1

The correct option is D the / the / no article

An indefinite article is used when we are talking generally about something whereas a definite article is used when we are talking about something specific.

The indefinite articles are 'a' and 'an'. An is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound. A is used before a word starting with a consonant or consonant sound.

A definite article is an article that tells the uniqueness of something.

'The' is the only definite article.

The first and second blank shall take 'the' the sentence talks about a specific time. The third blank won't take any article as the word 'earth' itself is descriptive.

The correct answer is D)the /the/ no article.

At the beginning of the Pre-Cambrian era, there was no life on earth.