In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:____...

This is a question about choosing the best word or phrase to fill a gap in a sentence. The sentence is asking if there is any news about the principal, but it is missing a word. The question gives four options to choose from. Option A is "Are there any news," option B is "Are there some news," option C is "Is there any news" (which is the correct answer), and option D is "Is their any news."

The correct answer is option C, "Is there any news." The word "any" is the best choice to use in this sentence because it is asking if there is any news at all about the principal. The other options are incorrect because "news" is an uncountable noun, so we do not use "a" or "some" with it. Additionally, option D has a spelling mistake, as "their" should be "there."

In English Language, it is important to use the correct articles and quantifiers with nouns, and to pay attention to spelling. To learn more about this, please read the relevant sections of the recommended textbooks.