Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
_______ youngest boy has just started going to school, _______ eldest boy is in _______ college.

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

Answer 1

The correct option is A the/the/no article

OPTION "A" is the correct answer.

EXPLANATION:

There are two types of articles:

DEFINITE ARTICLE (THE) : Article 'the' is used to refer to a DEFINITE thing or person.

INDEFINITE ARTICLE(A/AN): Article 'a/an' is used to refer to a thing or person in general. For instance: man, door etc.

Article 'a' is used with consonant sounds whereas article 'an' is used with vowel sounds.

In the FIRST Blank, article "the" will be used because article 'the' is used with superlatives.

Similarly, In the second blank, article "the" will be used because article "the" is used with superlatives.

In the third blank, "no article" will be used because the term 'college' doesn't need specification. It just refers to a place where the eldest boy is studying.