Choose the option that correctly fills both blanks:
Neha plays ______ violin in the school band, and her cousin is learning ______ Bengali.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → the ... No article
“The” with a musical instrument, no article before a language:
First blank: After the verb “play”, the name of a musical instrument takes “the”. The violin is a musical instrument.
Second blank: The name of a language takes no article. Bengali here is the language her cousin is learning.
Complete sentence: Neha plays the violin in the school band, and her cousin is learning Bengali.