Fill in the blank with an appropriate article. We finally visited ______ Himalayas during our vacation.

Explanation

The correct option is (c). The correct option to fill in the blank is (c) the. Explanation: Names of mountain ranges are treated as plural proper nouns and generally take the definite article “the” (for example, the Alps, the Andes, the Himalayas). Since “Himalayas” refers to a specific and well-known mountain range, we use “the” to indicate definiteness. Example: They trekked in the Himalayas last winter. Why other options are incorrect: Option A: “a” is used with singular countable nouns; “Himalayas” is a plural proper noun range, so “a” is not suitable. Option B: “an” is also for singular countable nouns beginning with a vowel sound; not applicable here. Option D: “much” is a quantifier used with uncountable nouns; it cannot function as an article before a proper noun. Information booster: Use “the” with groups of islands, mountain ranges, rivers, seas, deserts, and plural country names (e.g., the Netherlands). So the correct answer is (c)