1. Fill in ″a″ or ″the″ where necessary.
1. A student has got a new leather bag.
2. The girl has got a hamster.
3. That woman has got blonde hair.
4. The doll has got long legs and arms.
5. The child has got a nice funny clown. The clown has got a colorful costume.
6. My sister has got a modern car.
7. This man has got a good camera. The camera takes high-quality photos.
8. The rabbit has got a short white tail.
9. Her grandparents have got an old house. The house has a large garden.
10. His uncle has got an interesting book. The book has a captivating story.
In these sentences″a″ is used before countable nouns to indicate a non-specific itemwhile ″the″ is used before countable or uncountable nouns to indicate a specific item. We use ″a″ when we mention something for the first time, and ″the″ when we refer back to it later in the text or when the item is already known to the speaker and listener.