Choose the appropriate Articles for the given sentence from the options given below:

Despite its bad name, _______ past few decades have seen _______ appreciation of gossip.

the, an

The correct answer is Option (3) - the, an

"Despite its bad name, the past few decades have seen an appreciation of gossip."

• "the past few decades" – We use "the" before specific time periods.

• "an appreciation" – We use "an" before a word starting with a vowel sound like "appreciation."