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Question 278

Copper is __________ Useful metal. (appropriate article)

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A. a"a" is correct because "useful" starts with a consonant sound. "An" is used before words that start with vowel sounds.

Question 277

_________ elephant is the largest land animal. (appropriate article)

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C. the"the" is used because referring to the specific category of "the largest land animal," which is a well-known fact.

Question 276

My cousin is now a student at _________ Michigan University. (appropriate article)

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C. theuse "the" before referring to a specific university name.

Question 275

Her father is ____________ industrialist who emigrated year ago to the USA. (appropriate article)

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B. an"an" is used because "industrialist" begins with a vowel sound ( 'i' in "industrialist").

Question 274

Last year I spent _______ few days in Mumbai with a cousin from America. (appropriate article)

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A. a"a few" is used to indicate a small, unspecified number of days spent in Mumbai with a cousin from America.