Sunday, March 04, 2007

___ Sydney Harbour Bridge - A,The, or Nothing?

Can you put the articles into the following story?

_____ American, _____ Frenchman, and _____ Australian were sitting in _____ bar overlooking _____ Sydney Harbour. “Do you know why _____ America is _____ wealthiest country in _____ world?” asked _____ American. “It’s because _____ we build _____ big and we build fast. We put up _____ Empire State Building in six weeks”. “_____ Six weeks, mon dieu, so long!” snapped _____ Frenchman. “_____ Eiffel Tower we put up in _____ one month exactement. And you,” he continued, turning to _____ Australian, “what has _____ Australia done to match that?” “Ah, nuthin’, mate. Not that I know of.” _____ American pointed to _____ Harbour Bridge. “What about that?” he asked. _____ Australian looked over _____ his shoulder. “Dunno, _____ mate. It wasn’t there yesterday”.

The key is here but don't just check your answers and forget about it. Think carefully about the REASON for every use of A, THE, HE, HIS, THAT, and THERE in this story. Iny my humble opinion, if you can understand why each one has been used, then you are a step closer to producing excellent writing.

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