Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: each
Explanation:
Introduction / Context:
This question tests your understanding of determiners and collocations in philosophical or reflective English sentences. The sentence "The sharpness of our life comes when we bring more and more awareness to ______ moment." is about being mindful of every moment in life. You must choose the word that correctly completes the phrase so that it sounds natural and meaningful.
Given Data / Assumptions:
- Sentence: "The sharpness of our life comes when we bring more and more awareness to ______ moment."
- Options: "each", "each one", "none", "rare".
- The idea is about bringing awareness repeatedly to moments in life, emphasising every single one.
- The noun "moment" is singular and usually takes determiners like "each", "every", or "this".
Concept / Approach:
The phrase "to each moment" is a very common expression in English when talking about mindfulness, awareness, or appreciation. "each" is used before singular countable nouns to emphasise every individual item in a group. The pattern "each moment" therefore means every single moment. "each one" usually requires a preceding plural noun ("each one of these"), not a bare singular noun following it. "none moment" is ungrammatical, and "rare moment" would change the meaning completely, focusing on a few special moments rather than all of them. Hence, "each" is the correct choice.
Step-by-Step Solution:
Verification / Alternative check:
Insert "each" into the sentence: "The sharpness of our life comes when we bring more and more awareness to each moment." This reads naturally and expresses the idea that life feels sharper and more alive if we are mindful every moment. If we tried "each one", we would need to restructure the sentence ("to each one of these moments"), which is not what the question offers. "none" and "rare" produce sentences that are either ungrammatical or semantically inconsistent with the idea of increasing awareness.
Why Other Options Are Wrong:
"each one" cannot directly modify "moment" in this position; it either needs a following prepositional phrase ("each one of the moments") or stands on its own as a pronoun. "none" would normally modify a plural noun ("none of the moments") and has a negative meaning that clashes with the positive idea of awareness. "rare" is an adjective that would create "rare moment" and shift the meaning towards the scarcity of such moments, which contradicts the theme of practising awareness in all moments.
Common Pitfalls:
Students may be tempted by phrases they have seen like "each one" without considering that here there is no supporting phrase like "of us" or "of these". Another pitfall is to ignore the overall philosophical sense of the sentence and choose words mechanically. When solving such questions, it helps to imagine how a complete, natural sentence would sound if spoken in a lecture or a book about mindfulness. Often, the most familiar collocation will be the correct answer.
Final Answer:
The blank should be filled with "each", giving "The sharpness of our life comes when we bring more and more awareness to each moment."
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