Fill in the blank with the correct article:
Kavya and Riya are twins, but Kavya is ______ taller of the two.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → the
Complete sentence: Kavya and Riya are twins, but Kavya is the taller of the two. Kavya is picked out of the two twins with “of the two”.
| Option | When to use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) No article | a comparative takes no article when it is followed by “than”, not by “of the two” | Kavya is taller than her twin sister. |
| (2) a | “A” means any one of many things; it cannot pick out one particular person from a pair | Riya wants a taller cupboard for her books. |
| (3) an | before a vowel sound; “taller” begins with a consonant sound | Kavya ate an apple after school. |
| (4) the (answer) | before a comparative (the form of a describing word used to compare, such as “taller”) when we pick one of only two with “of the two” | Of the two bags, Meena bought the lighter one. |