Question

"People are crowding around ___ pit into which ___ elephant has fallen. I have never seen an elephant looking more bewildered ___ miserable. Here it is in a most undignified position, thrust into a pit and made to look up ___ a vast, curiosity-stricken crowd." Choose the option with the correct sequence of words to fill the blanks.

• A. an; a; at; and
• B. a; an; and; at
• C. and; a; an; at
• D. at; a; an; and

Hint:

Match each article to whether the next word starts with a vowel or consonant sound.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Place the articles by sound.
"Pit" begins with a consonant sound, so the article before it must be "a".
"Elephant" begins with a vowel sound, so the article before it must be "an".

Step 2: Place the connecting word and the preposition.
"Bewildered" and "miserable" are two qualities being listed side by side, so the joining word between them is "and".
The phrase describing the elephant looking upward at the crowd needs the preposition "at", as in "look up at a crowd".

Final Answer:
Reading the four blanks in order gives the sequence below.\[ \boxed{\text{a; an; and; at}} \]