There is . . . . . . . . fish in . . . . . . . . bottle.
A. the, the
B. a, the
C. a, a
D. none
Answer: Option B
Solution (By Examveda Team)
The correct sentence is: There is a fish in the bottle.Reason: The first blank refers to “fish.” Since we are talking about one fish in general and not a specific one, we use the indefinite article "a" — “a fish.”
The second blank refers to “bottle.” Here, we assume the listener or reader already knows which bottle is being mentioned, making it specific. Therefore, we use the definite article "the" — “in the bottle.”
Option A is incorrect because “the fish” would imply a specific fish already known to both speaker and listener.
Option C is incorrect because “a bottle” would refer to any bottle, but contextually, “the bottle” is more appropriate.
Option D is incorrect because omitting articles makes the sentence grammatically incomplete.
Hence, the correct answer is Option B: a, the.
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