Fill in the blank with the most appropriate determiner:
Within an hour, the news of Meera’s district rank had spread through ______ colony.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → the whole
Complete sentence: Within an hour, the news of Meera’s district rank had spread through the whole colony. “Colony” is one singular place.
| Option | Meaning and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) the whole (answer) | all of one thing, every part of it, with a singular noun | We cleaned the whole house before Diwali. |
| (2) all | with a plural or uncountable noun, usually with “the” (all the houses) | All the lights in the street went off. |
| (3) whole | needs “the”, “a” or a word like “my” before it | My whole family went to the wedding in Udaipur. |
| (4) both | the two together, with a plural noun | Both tyres of my cycle were flat. |