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Articles
The indefinite articles (a/an)
The definite articles (the)
a/an:
When we mention the word for the first time:
*I meet a girl in the street.
*I saw an animal in the street.
*I saw a university.
*I took an umbrella.
The:
When the word is mentionned for the second time:
Yesterday, I bought a shirt. The shirt was blue.
The shirt that I bought yesterday was blue.
When the word is known and unique: The south, the north pole...etc
Superlatives: The best, The easiest...etc
Zero articles:*
1-When the word is general: Water is vital for * life.
2-Plural nouns:
She saw * dogs in the street.
We must find * solutions to lower this problem.
I like * cats.
Fill the gaps with 'a', 'an' or 'the'
Good luck
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