The answer is A. The detective searched the area following the robbery. The definite article "the" is one of the most important words used frequently in English. It is normally used in front of a noun. In this case, the noun is the word Detective. A definite article can be used in various circumstances, e.g. in front of adjectives or collective nouns just to name a few. Therefore, the definite article is used when someone knows what he/she is referring to.
The correct answer is C. There were not many banks to finance businesses.
In 1860 the South was still predominantly agricultural, highly dependent upon the sale of staples to a world market. By 1815, cotton was the most valuable export in the United States, by 1840 it was worth more than all other exports combined. But while the southern states produced 2/3 of the world’s supply of cotton, the South had little manufacturing capability, about 20% of the railroad tracks, but only 13% of the nation’s banks.
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I am almost certain it is legal, let me know if I’m wrong, but I think that’s what happened with the OJ Simpson trial.
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