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Article Usage Quiz: Answers

By Kenneth Beare, About.com

  • There was a sound in the living room.
  • Tom said he was an employee at a fast food restaurant. The restaurant is at a shopping mall.
  • Jack Anderson was caught holding a match at the time of the fire.
  • She replied in surprise that the question was much too difficult.
  • I'm afraid I can't remember the exact date of the show. But I do know that I bought them in a shop on Broadway.
  • She's staying at a hotel in a small town in Colorado. The town is near Denver.
  • The children went to a film yesterday afternoon. They enjoyed it a lot.
  • I'm afraid the answer is 'no'. Come back when you can make a new proposal.
  • Fruit is usually sold by the pound. However, exotic fruit is sometimes sold by the piece.
  • He got a job in the best company in town.

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