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Order the reasoning: pick the right article

Exercise and reference answers

Steps
  1. Find the noun the article will stand with
  2. Ask whether the reader knows which particular one is meant
  3. If they do, the definite article is right
  4. If any one of the class would do, use the indefinite
  5. Choose 'a' or 'an' to suit the sound that follows

Explanation

Ask whether the reader already knows which one you mean. Source: An English Grammar, Baskervill and Sewell (1896), public domain.
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