The correct answer is Option (4) - The, The
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First Blank (the first): We use the definite article "the" before ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc.). Since there is only one "first" month, it is a specific and unique position.
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Second Blank (“the year”): We use “the” before nouns that refer to something specific or commonly understood in context. Here, “the year” refers to the calendar year as a whole.
Other Options:
- Option 1 (a, an): Incorrect. “A first month” and “an year” are grammatically incorrect. Also, “year” begins with a consonant sound, so “an” cannot be used.
- Option 2 (The, an): Incorrect. “An year” is incorrect because “year” starts with the consonant sound /y/.
- Option 3 (A, The): Incorrect. We say “the first month,” not “a first month,” because ordinal numbers generally take “the.”
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