. . . . . . . . boy was shy and always looked down when . . . . . . . . grown-ups spoke to him.
A. a, the
B. the, no article
C. an, no article
D. no article, a
Answer: Option B
Solution (By Examveda Team)
The first blank refers to boy, and the second to grown-ups. Since the boy is specified to the one that's shy, definite article "the" will be used in the first blank.Grown-ups is an adjective acting as a noun here, thus no article will be used in the second blank.
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