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Use a suitable article to fill in the given blank:

Julia has been a nurse all her life. She has spent her life caring for ____ sick. [Basic]

A
a
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an
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C
the
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Solution

The correct option is C the
The definite article 'the' is used when an adjective is used to represent the entire class of its type and not just a particular noun. Here, 'sick' indicates all sick people and not just a single person. Therefore, the correct option is:The.

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