WRONG! Life is complicated. REASON: "Life" is an uncountable noun used in a general sense, so no article is needed.
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trap
No points!
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fairy
Take points!
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fairy
Take points!
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thief
Give points!
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He's a wrong man for me.
WRONG! He's the wrong man for me. REASON: "Wrong man" is specific (referring to a particular person), so it requires the definite article ("the").
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The sustainability is important for future.
WRONG! Sustainability is important for the future. REASON: "Sustainability" is an abstract concept but, "future" is specific.
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Annie is engineer.
WRONG! Annie is an engineer. REASON: "Engineer" is a singular countable noun and requires an indefinite article ("an") because it starts with a vowel sound.
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She's very interested in the nature.
WRONG! She's very interested in nature. REASON: "Nature" is an uncountable noun used in a general sense, so no article is needed.
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lifesaver
Give 25 points!
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fairy
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shark
Other team loses 10 points!
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baam
Lose 25 points!
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She studied at Oxford University.
CORRECT! Proper nouns like university names typically do not require an article.
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It's not always easy to fit in with the society.
WRONG! It's not always easy to fit in with society. REASON: "Society" is an uncountable noun used in a general sense, so no article is needed.
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They appointed him Head Librarian.
CORRECT! REASON: Titles used after verbs like "appointed" do not require an article.
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banana
Go to last place!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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gift
Win 20 points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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They're walking in the Himalayas.
CORRECT: Mountain ranges require the definite article. As do oceans, seas, gulfs, rivers, deserts, groups of islands, peninsulas, valleys, forests, regions...
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Give it to cat.
WRONG! Give it to the cat. REASON: "Cat" is a singular countable noun and requires a definite article ("the") to specify which cat.
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Sun provides light and heat to Earth.
WRONG! The sun provides light and heat to the Earth. REASON: "Sun" and "Earth" are unique nouns and require "the."
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You shouldn't go out without coat.
WRONG! You shouldn't go out without a coat. REASON: "Coat" is a singular countable noun and requires an indefinite article ("a") to refer to any coat.