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Select the appropriate article a, an, the, X ( no article is needed )as needed:

1. When you turn into ( a / an / the / X ) Lipson Road you will see ( a / an / the / X ) big house on ( a / an / the / X ) left.

2. Did ( a / an / the / X ) police find ( a / an / the / X ) person who stole your bike?

3. Exports from ( a / an / the / X ) Britain to ( a / an / the / X ) United States have shown ( a / an / the / X ) big increase since devaluation.

4. There will be ( a / an / the / X ) big crowd at ( a / an / the / X ) hockey game this evening.

5. Mary told us what ( a / an / the / X ) film to see. She had said what ( a / an / the / X ) good film it was.

6. ( a / an / the / X ) violence seems to be ( a / an / the / X ) inevitable part of ( a / an / the / X ) urban life. Still, ( a / an / the / X ) life goes on.

7. ( a / an / the / X ) Queen Victoria died in ( a / an / the / X ) year 1901.

8. You need ( a / an / the / X ) good knowledge of ( a / an / the / X ) human nature if you are to succeed in business.

9. Can't you stop ( a / an / the / X ) children making such ( a / an / the / X ) noise? But ( a / an / the / X ) children love ( a / an / the / X ) noise.

10. Uncle Joe loves ( a / an / the / X ) peace and ( a / an / the / X ) quiet, especially ( a / an / the / X ) peace and ( a / an / the / X ) quiet of the countryside.

11. Pearl Harbour brought ( a / an / the / X ) Americans into ( a / an / the / X ) war.

12. ( a / an / the / X ) Americans speak English with ( a / an / the / X ) distinctive accent.

13. ( a / an / the / X ) discovery of ( a / an / the / X ) fire and ( a / an / the / X ) invention of ( a / an / the / X ) wheel changed ( a / an / the / X ) history of ( a / an / the / X ) civilisation.

 

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