Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
______ Atlantic Ocean is larger than __________ Mediterranean Sea.

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

Answer 1

The correct option is A The / 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 A is correct as The' refers to a particular subject & shows the uniqueness of the subjects of which the readers are aware of. The Atlantic Sea and Mediterranean Sea are both unique. Option B is incorrect as an article is required in the second blank to provide meaning to the sentence. Option C is incorrect because both the blanks require articles to provide meaning to the sentence. Option D is incorrect as the first blank too requires an article to provide meaning to the sentence.