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
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B
the / the
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C
no article / no article
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D
the / no article
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Solution
The correct option is A 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.