Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate words.
____ most popular game is cricket, which is called “_____ greatest game in ___ world” by ____ English
a) The/ the/ the/ the
b) The/ a/ the/ the
c) No article/ the/ no article/ the
d) a/ the/ no article/ the
e) The/ an/ no article/ the

Answer 1

Hint: An article is (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to find out which of the options given to us includes:
The definite article for the first blank, as a specific game ‘cricket’, is being referred to.
The definite article for the second blank, as a specific reference of ‘greatest game’, is being made.
The definite article for the third blank, as the noun ‘world’ is a unique noun.
The definite article for the fourth blank, as ‘English’ here refers to specific people, it refers to the people of England.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question-
Option (a.), 'The/ the/ the/ the', is correct as it uses the definite article ‘the’ for all the blanks.
Option (b.), ‘The/ a/ the/ the', is incorrect as it does not use ‘the’ for the second blank.
Option (c.), ‘No article/ the/ no article/ the', is incorrect as it does not use ‘the’ for the first and third blanks.
Option (d.), ‘a/ the/ no article/ the', is incorrect as it does not use the definite article for the first and third blanks.
Option (e.), ‘The/ an/ no article/ the' is incorrect as it does not use ‘the’ for the second and third blanks.

Note:
 In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of definite and indefinite articles. A definite article is a determiner (as `the' in English) that indicates the specificity of reference. An indefinite article is a determiner (as `a' or `some' in English) that indicates nonspecific reference.