2020 · Q120
Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four words or group of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The framework described in this section is an attempt to distil, in __________ very basic way, the tactics that researchers have found for diagnosing and shaping habits within our own lives.
EnglishFill in the Blanks
- Aa
- Bany
- Cthe
- Drather
Explanation
'In a very basic way' — the indefinite article 'a' is required before the singular countable noun phrase 'very basic way'. 'An' is wrong before the consonant sound of 'very', and 'the' would imply a specific way already mentioned. Hence (A) a is correct.