Question

Use appropriate articles to fill in the blanks:

If you live in ______ foreign country, you should try and learn ______ language there.

• A. a ; a
• B. a ; the
• C. the ; a
• D. the ; the

Answer 1

The correct option is B a ; the

'A' is used before unspecific things and 'the' is used before specific / particular things. The sentence refers to any foreign country (unspecific) but to the specific language spoken in that country. Therefore, the correct option is: a ; the.