Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.
They started playing badminton at a young age of nine years old .
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1, i.e. the young age of nine.
- Using the article 'a' cannot lay special emphasis on any subject/object that is too specific in the sentence.
- Here, 'young age' is a specific thing mentioned and hence to lay special emphasis on this character of the phrase it is important to use the article 'the'.