Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Their new house costed them _______ hundred and fifty-six thousand pounds.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. a.
- The sentence is referring to a specific amount of money— "hundred and fifty-six thousand pounds."
- When mentioning a specific quantity of something without any specific emphasis or particular definition, the indefinite article "a" is used before the number.
- The use of "a" indicates that the cost is an unspecified but specific amount of one hundred and fifty-six thousand pounds, without emphasizing it as a unique or singular occurrence.
Thus, the most appropriate filler for the given blank is 'a'.