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Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article. In ______ era of unprecedented digital connectivity and ______ proliferation of unverified information, critical thinking has become an indispensable civic skill.

1. a, a
2. the, the
3. an, the
4. an, a

Correct answer: an, the

Solution

'Era' begins with a vowel sound, so it takes 'an'. 'Proliferation' here refers to a specific situation already described, so 'the' is appropriate. Hence, 'an, the' is correct.

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