Fill in the blanks with the correct article (a, an, or the).
Jack: I saw the interesting TV show last night.
Jane: What was the show about?
Jack: It was a magic show.
Jane: Who was _ magician?
Jack: She was _ old lady named Michele.
Answer (2)
The correct article to fill in the blanks is 'a' for magician and 'an' for old lady. Thus, the sentences should read: 'Who was a magician?' and 'She was an old lady named Michele.' These choices follow the standard rules for using articles based on the initial sounds of the words that follow them.
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In this dialogue, we are asked to fill in the blanks with the correct articles ('a', 'an', or 'the'). Articles are words that define a noun as specific or unspecific. Here, the context of each sentence helps determine which article to use:
Jack: I saw the interesting TV show last night.
'The' is used here because Jack is referring to a particular TV show that was interesting to him. It's a specific show he watched last night, which is why we use 'the'.
Jane: What was the show about?
'The' is again used because Jane is referring to the same specific show Jack mentioned. They both know which show is being discussed, so it is definite.
Jack: It was a magic show.
'A' is used because Jack is introducing new information to Jane. She does not know which magic show he is talking about yet, so it's nonspecific.
Jane: Who was a magician?
'A' is used because Jane is asking about any magician in the show. She doesn't know any specifics about the magician at this point.
Jack: She was an old lady named Michele.
'An' is used before 'old' because 'old' starts with a vowel sound, which requires 'an' instead of 'a'.
Overall, articles help define the noun's role in the conversation, whether definite or indefinite. In contexts like these, using the correct articles aids in clear communication.
