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English 24 Public

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__ cat is __ animal.

A/AN

I live in __ New York.

Sue works as __ teacher.

Warsaw is __ capital city of __ Poland.

THE/-

I never use my car at __ weekend.

THE

I hate gettin up in __ morning.

THE

Can you drive __ car?

I want to buy __ new car.

A (A/AN = unspecific nouns (which one isn't important))

I met __ crazy dude at a party last night.

A (A/AN = to introduce sth new to the listener/reader)

I've always wanted to be __ astronaut

AN (Use A/AN before jobs)

Can I have __ cup of tea please?

A (A/AN = one)

We drove at 80 miles __ hour

AN (A/AN = per/each)

__ shop opposite my flat is being refurbished.

THE (Use THE before specific nouns (which one is important))

I was born in __ 70s.

THE (Use THE before decades and centuries)

We need to do more to help __ blind.

THE (Use THE + adjective to talk about groups of people)

They say __ Sun is 93'000'000 miles away.

THE (Use THE when there is only one)