Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
Many statues and monuments have been eroded in ________ last fifty years than had been in _________ previous two hundred years.

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

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

the / the

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.

Both the blanks shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about a particular time period (last fifty years, previous two hundred years).

The correct answer is B) the/the.

Many statues and monuments have been eroded in the last fifty years than had been in the previous two hundred years.