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"___ sun is shining."

"___ President is speaking at a conference in the city centre."

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"___ man in ___ brown jacket is looking at us."

"I live in ___ house with ___ red door."

When we are talking about something specific, we use...

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"She bought a new car yesterday. ___ car is silver."

"He has a cat and a dog. ___ cat is scary but ___ dog is so friendly."

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"I'm ___ tallest in my class."

"She is ___ funniest person I know."

With superlatives, we use...

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"___ wheel is the greatest invention of all time."

"___ elephant is the only animal with four knees."

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"___ homeless need more support."

"___ Irish drink a lot of Guinness."

To talk about groups in society to make generalisations, we use...

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"___ Netherlands"

"___ Himalayas"

"___ Atlantic Ocean"

"___ Amazon River"

With some places, we use...

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"I'm eating ___ apple."

"I'll see you in ___ hour."

To talk about singular, countable nouns, we use...

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"I went shopping yesterday and I got ___ new sweater."

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"I'm ___ lawyer and my husband is ___ teacher."

With jobs, we use...

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