Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
Give me two ____ cake, please.
(a) Piece
(b) Pieces
(c) Slice
(d) Pieces of

Answer 1

Hint: Read the given sentence and try to understand the information it is trying to convey. Now go through the options, recall what they signify, and choose the one that fits the context of the sentence, and helps it to convey the information in the best possible way.

Complete answer:
In the given sentence, we can see the use of ‘two’. Hence, we need to use a plural noun to complete the blank.
First, let’s look at nouns- A noun is used to indicate the name of a person, place, thing, or animal. For example- girl, boy, tree, etc.
There are two types of number nouns-
i. Singular nouns- It denotes a single quantity of a noun. Hence, it is modified by singular determiners and indefinite articles. For example- A boy jumped on the bed.
ii. Plural nouns- It denotes two or more quantities of a noun. Hence, it is modified by plural determiners and definite articles. For example- The boys jumped on the bed.
In the context of the question, ‘pieces’ is the most suitable noun because it is given in the plural form. Hence, the correct sentence is; Give me two pieces of cake, please.
Here, we have also used ‘of’ because the preposition ‘of’ connects the noun with the other words. So, ‘of’ connect ‘pieces’ with ‘cake’.
Let’s examine the given options-
Option a- ‘Piece’ is an incorrect option because it is given in the singular form.
Option b- ‘Pieces’ is an incorrect option because it lacks the use of a preposition that would connect the noun with the other words.
Option c- ‘Slice’ is an incorrect option because it is given in the singular form.
Option d- ‘Pieces of’ is the correct option because we can see the use of a preposition to connect the noun ‘pieces’ with the rest of the sentence. The correct answer is Option ‘d’.

Note:
 Always remember that the number of a noun can be concluded by the use of determiners. For example- The use of ‘two’ in the sentence made us aware that the noun had to be plural.