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2. .... Democracy is .........best form of government for all ...... people have
....... right to vote. Even in ........ emergency, ......... people do not lose

their ........ rights, in that form of government.
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3. ......... Peter lives in .......... same locality as I do. His father is .........
Assistant Engineer. He loves ....... music and ........ sports. His most

favourite sports is ....... cricket.
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Task 3. Look at the following pairs of sentences. Why is ‘the’ (the definite
article) used in some cases but not in others? Discuss with your

partner and write the reason.

e.g., 1. Man is mortal.

2. The man going there is carrying a bag. The bag is full.

Reason : In (1) Man stands for all men in general. So, there is no article. In

(2) the man ‘the’ is used, for, it stands for a particular person, not
everybody. In (2) a bag takes an article ‘a’, for the writer and the

reader do not know which bag the man is carrying, as it is used for
the first time, where as in the last sentence, the bag is used as both

the reader and the writer have a definite bag (already referred to
once) in their minds.

1. I’d like to see a tiger.

2. Would you? Then see the tiger in the calender.

A. Where is your father? B. He is in hospital.

A. Which hospital? B. The Government hospital.

Answer the following questions by filling in the blanks:

1. A rose is a beautiful flower.

2. The rose on your coat is fading.

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