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Common Error 9.2 Is the article the missing?

the
Prospective candidates for job made presentations to the committee.
^
The body’s
Body’s circulatory system is extremely long, longer than the circumference of the earth.
the
Many of international students who are denied visas later reapply.
^

REMEMBER: Use the when referencing a noun that is specific, familiar to the reader, or after a
quantity expression.

ACTIVITY 4 Common Error 9.2

Add the missing article the in the correct locations. Change capitalization as needed. The number of
missing articles is in parentheses.

1. One of best ways to learn a second language is to live in a country where people speak language. (2)

2. People living along Atlantic coast may someday have to move inland due to rising sea levels. (1)

3. Spanish explorers brought horse to New World, an animal that proved useful for the Native Americans
living there. (2)
4. Steve Jobs introduced iPhone to world in 2007, and Apple has sold close to one billion units. (2)

5. Many of organic fruits and vegetables consumers buy are from farmers who live in local community. (2)

6. During spring and autumnal equinoxes, sun passes directly over the equator. (2)

7. The American white ibis, a tropical bird with white feathers and a long, curved, red-orange bill, lives
along southern coastline of United States. (2)

Common Error 9.3 Are you making a general or specific reference?

an The
The senator proposed the addition to the new bill. An addition would allocate educational funds for

women entering the field of engineering.
a a a
Many people who own the smartphone prefer to send the text rather than to make the call.

REMEMBER: Use the definite article the when making a specific reference to something and the
indefinite article a or an to make a general one.

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