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Fill in the blanks with the correct articles: a) sun rises in the east. b) She is honest girl. c) We had interesting discussion yesterday. d) earth moves around sun.

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Answer

a) The sun rises in the east. b) She is an honest girl. c) We had an interesting discussion yesterday. d) The earth moves around the sun.


Explanation:

  • a) "The sun" is used because it refers to a specific celestial body (the Sun) that is well-known and unique in context.
  • b) "An honest girl" is used because "honest" begins with a silent 'h' sound, requiring the indefinite article "an."
  • c) "An interesting discussion" follows the same rule as (b) since "interesting" starts with a vowel sound.
  • d) Both "the earth" and "the sun" are used because they refer to specific, well-known celestial bodies. Articles are used for proper nouns when they refer to unique entities in a general sense.

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