Directions: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence.
Will someone please help me lift ______ heavy box?
- Athem
- Bthese
- Cthose
- Dthis
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The noun 'box' is singular and countable. Therefore, it requires a singular demonstrative pronoun/determiner.
'them' is an object pronoun and cannot modify the noun directly in this context.
'these' and 'those' are plural demonstrative determiners.
'this' is a singular demonstrative determiner, making it the grammatically correct choice to modify 'heavy box'.
'them' is an object pronoun and cannot modify the noun directly in this context.
'these' and 'those' are plural demonstrative determiners.
'this' is a singular demonstrative determiner, making it the grammatically correct choice to modify 'heavy box'.