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Articles, prepositions and modals · Question 24 of 80

Question 24

HardOriginal question

Choose the articles that fill the blanks.

______ Netherlands is ______ small country in Europe.

Options for question 24

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A

Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. A country whose name is plural, or includes a word like "states" or "kingdom", takes "the": the Netherlands, the USA. The second blank is one country among many, so "a".

Worth noting

Most countries take no article ("India is a large country"), which tempts "no article". A plural name is the exception.

Concept
"The" with a plural country name
Typical time
30 s
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