Answer:
1. The
2. an; an
Explanation:
1. <u>The</u> boy slipped on the floor.
The should be used as the relevant article when the noun in the sentence is specific and the only one being referred to as is the case with the boy in this sentence.
2. There is<u> an</u> apple and <u>an</u> orange in the basket.
As both apple and orange begin with vowels or rather have a vowel like sound, the relevant article will be ''an'' because this is the article to be used when referring to vowels.
The title of Betty Friedan's book suggests that what women experience is a mystery that baffles the rest of society.
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Answer: No it is not a run-on sentence</h3>
At a first glance, the long length of the sentence seems to suggest it is a run-on. This is misleading because we basically have one thought being expressed. That thought is "you should try the soup".
The first part "If you have a hankering for a delicious bowl of soup" is the dependent clause which relies on the rest of the sentence (independent clause). The independent clause looks like a run-on all by itself, but it's just in the form of "you should try the soup made of x, y and z" where you replace the letters x,y,z with the ingredients listed. I'm paraphrasing this part of course. Another way you could paraphrase the whole thing is "if you are craving soup, then you should try french onion soup made of various ingredients". I'm sure you can probably get more creative.
