Answer — Exercise 7
16 - A brief history·Outcomes Pre-Intermediate - Student's Book
Question
Choose the correct option.
Answer
- The best day of my life was the day I got married. (only one special day; we always use the with superlatives)
- The / A day I will never forget is when I met President Putin. (both possible – The if it is the only day or A if you see it as one of many days you will never forget)
- I’ve never seen a whale in the wild, but I’d love to. (there are many whales)
- I’d love to go to the United States and see the Grand Canyon one day. (we use the with some place names that have a common noun in the name, e.g. the United Kingdom, the United States, the Grand Canyon, 185 the Soviet Union)
- I’m glad to say, I’ve never broken a bone. (we have several bones)
- The / A left-wing party won the last election here. (The if there was only one left-wing party; A if there was more than one left-wing party; there was only one most recent election) The party’s leader is quite young. (refers back to the party that won the election)