Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
This is ______________ toughest steak I have eaten. It is ___________ last time I eat in this restaurant.
a) __/ __
b) __/ the
c) The/ __
d) The/ the

Answer 1

Hint:'The' is a definite article used when the noun is specific, whereas 'a' and 'an' are used when the noun is not specific.

Complete answer:
 Before solving the question let us understand that the articles 'the', 'a' and 'an' are mainly divided into definite and indefinite. In that case, 'the' is a definite article used when the noun is specific, and 'a' and 'an' are used when the noun is not specific.
Now, we use the article 'the' when the adjectives (that are used to modify a noun) are in the superlative form or degree, the superlative degree denotes the highest quality or degree.
Since, both the words ‘toughest’ and 'last' are in the superlative degree or form we use the definite article, i.e. ‘the’ with both of them. Hence, this makes the solution in option (d) the correct solution and that is – the/ the.
This completes the sentence as – “This is the toughest steak I have eaten. It is the last time I eat in this restaurant”.
Now, to understand why the other options are incorrect consider this that the other options do not provide the option of using 'the' before both nouns, i.e. before (toughest) steak and (last) time. Here toughest and last are adjectives that modify 'steak' and 'time', respectively. Therefore, the other options are incorrect solutions.
So option (d) is the correct solution.

Note:
We use the article 'the' when the adjectives (that are used to modify a noun) are in the superlative form as given in the question above.