Fill in the blanks with the correct pair of articles:
Nanaji served in ______ army for twenty years and now runs ______ small dairy near Ludhiana.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → the ... a
“The” before the army, “a” for one of many:
First blank: “The army” means the armed force of the country. It is one body that everyone knows, so it takes “the”, just like “the navy” and “the air force”.
Second blank: The dairy is named here for the first time. It is one of many dairies, and “small” begins with a consonant sound, so it takes “a”.
Complete sentence: Nanaji served in the army for twenty years and now runs a small dairy near Ludhiana.