Fill in the blanks with the definite article, where necessary. Put a cross where no article is needed. 1. school will shortly close for winter vacation. 2. kindness is a great quality. Be kind to people around you. 3. I am learning French. It is language of people of France. 4. Nile is longest river in world. 5. Someday I wish to visit Cairo. It is capital city of Egypt. 6. What is best compliment you have received so far? 7. London is on banks of Thames. 8. This is first time I have visited tomb of Humayun, and I must say it is beautiful.
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Explanation:
The articles 'a, an, the' are placed before nouns, to modify or describe them.
'A' and 'an' are indefinite nouns: they refer to those nouns that are non-specific, their identity is not made known. For e.g. 'a man', 'a duck in the pond', etc.
'The' is a definite article and refers to a specific noun, whose identity is made known. e.g. 'The woman in that shop', 'the fruit from this tree', etc.
In the given sentence, the noun 'country' is a specific noun, hence 'the' will be used.
So, options A 'a; a' and D 'the; a' can be eliminated.
Option B: 'The' is used for 'country'. But, it is not used for 'village.
A country has many villages. It is not mentioned which village 'Tim' lives in. So, 'the' cannot be used for 'small village'. Hence B is incorrect.
Option C: Since the noun 'village' is non-specific, 'a' is suitable. The use of 'the' for the noun 'country' has already been explained.
Hence, option C is correct.