Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article.
1I bought ............... new watch yesterday.
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Use "a" before a singular countable noun mentioned for the first time.
2............... watch that I bought yesterday is expensive.
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Use "The" when the noun is identified by the following relative clause.
3I am waiting for ............... call from my mother.
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Use "a" before an unspecified singular countable noun beginning with a consonant sound.
4She sang ............... song.
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Use "a" before a singular countable noun beginning with a consonant sound.
5............... song that she sang reminded me of my school days.
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Use "The" because the song is made specific by the clause that follows.
6She has bought ............... new house in the city.
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Use "a" before a new, unspecified singular countable noun beginning with a consonant sound.
7A child was standing alone at the bus stop. ............... child looked frightened.
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Use "The" when the noun has already been mentioned, so the speaker and listener know which child is meant.
8I ate ............... sandwich in the morning.
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Use "a" before an unspecified singular countable noun beginning with a consonant sound.
9I am thinking of adopting ............... puppy.
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Use "a" before an unspecified singular countable noun beginning with a consonant sound.
10She works in ............... factory.
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Use "a" to mean one nonspecific factory.
11Samuel is ............... old friend of mine.
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Use "an" before a singular countable noun phrase beginning with a vowel sound.
12My sister wants to be ............... astronaut.
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Use "an" before a singular countable noun beginning with a vowel sound.
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- I bought a new watch yesterday.
- The watch that I bought yesterday is expensive.
- I am waiting for a call from my mother.
- She sang a song.
- The song that she sang reminded me of my school days.
- She has bought a new house in the city.
- A child was standing alone at the bus stop. The child looked frightened.
- I ate a sandwich in the morning.
- I am thinking of adopting a puppy.
- She works in a factory.
- Samuel is an old friend of mine.
- My sister wants to be an astronaut.