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Chapter Exercises



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Question 1.

What do the words a and an mean?


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Question 2.

The word the may be used with what?


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Question 3.

The word the may be used with what?


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Question 4.

Which of the following words requires an article?


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Question 5.

Which of the following examples uses a or an?


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Question 6.




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To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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Question 7.

Which of the following expressions is correct?


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Question 8.

Which of the following statements is true?


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Question 9.

Which of the following is false?


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Question 10.
Select the word that completes each sentence.


The butcher put ________ ax on the table.

 
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Question 11.
Select the word that completes each sentence.


Sometimes ________ kiss on the cheek can work magic.


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Question 12.
Select the word that completes each sentence.


We never received ________ answer to the question.


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Question 13.
Which of the following sentences uses articles incorrectly?


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Question 14.
Which of the following sentences uses articles incorrectly?


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Question 15.
Choose the count-noun rule illustrated by this sentence: Monday, I had to call the technician to fix it.


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Question 16.
Choose the count-noun rule illustrated by this sentence: The sun has risen above the horizon.


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Question 17.
Choose the count-noun rule illustrated by this sentence: Mary called the plumber to fix the drain.


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Question 18.
Choose the count-noun rule illustrated by this sentence: Benjamin Franklin favored the turkey as the national bird of the United States.


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Question 19.
Choose the count-noun rule illustrated by this sentence: The stars were shining in the night.


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Question 20.
Choose the count-noun rule illustrated by this sentence: The hundred-dollar bill is often counterfeited.


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