Fill in the blank with the correct article:
Royal Bengal tigers live in the mangrove forests of ______ Sundarbans in West Bengal.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → the
Complete sentence: Royal Bengal tigers live in the mangrove forests of the Sundarbans in West Bengal. “Sundarbans” is a plural name. It is one large area of many forests and islands.
| Option | When to use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) the (answer) | before a plural place name, as in the Andamans or the Maldives | We spent a week in the Andamans last winter. |
| (2) a | “A” means any one of many and needs a singular noun | We saw a crocodile near the river bank. |
| (3) No article | most place names take no article, but only when the name is singular | My aunt lives in Siliguri. |
| (4) an | “An” means any one and goes before a vowel sound; “Sundarbans” begins with a consonant sound | The guide showed us an old lighthouse. |