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FOCUS: The choice between the definite, indefinite, and Ø (zero) articles

1) Search for "BBC" in the corpus; which of the following statements is true in connection with this search?
"BBC" is typically preceded by the indefinite article
"BBC" is typically preceded by the definite article
"BBC" is typically preceded by the Ø (zero) article

2) Search for "FBI" in the corpus; which of the following statements is true in connection with this search?
"FBI" is typically preceded by the indefinite article
"FBI" is typically preceded by the definite article
"FBI" is typically preceded by the Ø (zero) article

3) Search for "CNN" in the corpus; which of the following statements is true in connection with this search?
"CNN" is typically preceded by the indefinite article
"CNN" is typically preceded by the definite article
"CNN" is typically preceded by the Ø (zero) article

4) Search for "Alps" in the corpus; which of the following statements is true in connection with this search?
"Alps" is typically preceded by the indefinite article
"Alps" is typically preceded by the definite article
"Alps" is typically preceded by the Ø (zero) article

5) Search for "Whitehall" in the corpus; which of the following statements is true in connection with this search?
"Whitehall" is typically preceded by the indefinite article
"Whitehall" is typically preceded by the definite article
"Whitehall" is typically preceded by the Ø (zero) article

6) Search for "Houses of Parliament" in the corpus; which of the following statements is true in connection with this search?
"Houses of Parliament" is typically preceded by the indefinite article
"Houses of Parliament" is typically preceded by the definite article
"Houses of Parliament" is typically preceded by the Ø (zero) article

7) Search for "flu" in the corpus; which of the following statements is true in connection with this search?
"flu" is always preceded by the indefinite article
"flu" can be preceded by either the definite or the Ø (zero) article
"flu" can be preceded by either the indefinite or the definite article

8) Search for "mumps" in the corpus; which of the following statements is true in connection with this search?
"mumps" is always preceded by the indefinite article
"mumps" is typically preceded by the definite or the Ø (zero) article
"mumps" is typically preceded by the Ø (zero) article


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