Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words:Don't stay outside...
The first blank refers to cold, and the second to fire. Since cold is specified to the one that's outside, a definite article of "the" will be used in the first blank.
Thus, C and E cannot be the answers.
Fire is specified to the one that's inside, a definite article of "the" will be used in the second blank.
Thus, B and D cannot be the answers.
A is the answer.
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words:Don't stay outside...
Explanation:
The correct answer is option 'A': "the cold; the fire."
In this sentence, we are referring to a specific cold and a specific fire. Therefore, we need to use the definite article 'the' before both 'cold' and 'fire.'
- Definite article (the): The definite article 'the' is used when we are referring to specific nouns that are already known or have been mentioned before. It indicates that there is only one of that noun.
- Indefinite article (a/an): The indefinite articles 'a' and 'an' are used when we are referring to non-specific or general nouns. They indicate that there is more than one of that noun or that we are not referring to a specific noun.
Examples:
- I saw the dog (referring to a specific dog).
- I saw a dog (referring to any dog in general).
Applying this rule to the given sentence:
- "Don't stay outside in the cold;" - here, we are referring to a specific cold, not just any cold. Therefore, we need to use the definite article 'the' before 'cold.'
- "come in by the fire." - similarly, we are referring to a specific fire, not just any fire. Hence, we need to use the definite article 'the' before 'fire.'
Therefore, the correct answer is option 'A': "the cold; the fire."
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