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a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
Christmas
Proper noun
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Christmas is a Christian holiday to celebrate the birth of Christ, usually on Dec. 25.
Santa put lots of presents under the Christmas tree.
I've got a week's holiday around Christmas time.
carol
Noun
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A carol is a song of happiness and joy.
Let's go door to door and sing Christmas carols.
carol
Verb
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To carol is to sing in a joyful or happy way.
Let's go and carol all of the people at the nursing home.