Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article.
1She told me ............... interesting story.
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Use "an" before the vowel sound in "interesting."
2When was ............... last time you went on holiday?
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Use "the" in the fixed phrase "the last time."
3I have never flown on ............... airplane.
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Use "an" before the vowel sound in "airplane."
4I went to the beach in ............... afternoon.
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Use "the" in the time expression "in the afternoon."
5They applauded his performance in ............... movie.
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Use "the" because the movie is understood as a specific one.
6She has written ............... novel whose name I have forgotten.
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Use "a" before the consonant sound in "novel" when mentioning one novel for the first time.
7He was ............... heir to the throne, and no one else could claim it.
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Use "the" because the sentence refers to the sole heir in that situation.
8Where is ............... lawn mower you borrowed from me?
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Use "the" because the lawn mower is identified by "you borrowed from me."
9He is ............... great cook.
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Use "a" before the consonant sound in "great."
10............... dinner he gave us yesterday was delicious.
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Use "The" because the dinner is specified by "he gave us yesterday."
11It might rain. Do you have ............... umbrella I could borrow?
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Use "an" before the vowel sound in "umbrella."
12He has ............... keen eye for detail.
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Use "a" in the fixed expression "a keen eye for detail."
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- She told me an interesting story.
- When was the last time you went on holiday?
- I have never flown on an airplane.
- I went to the beach in the afternoon.
- They applauded his performance in the movie.
- She has written a novel whose name I have forgotten.
- He was the heir to the throne, and no one else could claim it.
- Where is the lawn mower you borrowed from me?
- He is a great cook.
- The dinner he gave us yesterday was delicious.
- It might rain. Do you have an umbrella I could borrow?
- He has a keen eye for detail.