Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The rising rate of inflation is making life very hard for ________ poor.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. the.
The sentence refers to a specific group of poor people.
'The poor' refers to all poor people collectively, which fits the context of inflation affecting a particular group.
Grammatically, the definite article 'the' is used before adjectives (like 'poor') to create a noun phrase representing a group.
Correct Sentence:
'The rising rate of inflation is making life very hard for the poor'.