Test incompl/elem-223, User's Answer 4

[English Learner]

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #223 "Articles (4)", question 4

We're studying ......... Italian Renaissance period in art history at the moment.

(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) (none)

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #223 "Articles (4)", answer 4

We're studying the Italian Renaissance period in art history at the moment.

Correct answer: (c) the

Your answer was: incorrect
We're studying an Italian Renaissance period in art history at the moment.
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why not the?

Konul

[Mordant]

"The" is the correct answer, as this indicates. "An" is incorrect because it suggests there is more than one such period, and there isn't.