A Night in the Show

a Determinative

— 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

— A is the first letter of the alphabet. The letter "a" comes before "b". — In some schools, an A is a very high grade. Ron got an A on his earth science test.

night Noun

— Night is the opposite of day. It is the time between sunset and sunrise when the sky is dark. During the day, we'll go hiking on John Doe Mountain. At night, we'll come back to the hotel and get some sleep. There was a terrible accident in the night that woke all of us up.

in Preposition

— Used to show that something is inside something else. The cat is in the box. — Used to show that someone is at home, or is available. Is John in? The Doctor is now in. — Used to show movement towards the inside. The rain came in through the window.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

show Verb

— When you show something, you make it easy for people to see it. The clock shows the time of day. Can you show me your ID? The museum has shown the art of America.

show Noun

— A show is a display of art, movie, or drama. It can be a play, a movie, a concert, an opera or a television program. I saw the art show at the museum. The show at the movie theater was boring.