alleryChoose the correct article: Mount Everest is ____ highest peak in the world.
AThe
BA only
CAn only
DNo article only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. The
1. Superlatives take 'the' before them.
2. Highest, biggest, tallest etc. are unique values.
3. Examples: the best, the most, the highest.
4. Hence option A is correct.
_Source: SSC Stenographer Study Material, Chapter on Articles (jkchrome.com, Mistral OCR'd PDF), section on use of the_
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