Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
Don't stay outside in _______ cold; come in by ______ fire.

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

Answer 1

The correct option is A the/the

The first blank refers to cold, and the second to fire. Since cold is specified to the one that's outside, definite article of "the" will be used in the first blank.

Thus, C and E cannot be the answers.

Fire is specified to the one that's inside, definite article of "the" will be used in the second blank.

Thus, B and D cannot be the answers.

A is the answer.