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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.
blank
Verb
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If you blank something, you make it empty.
blank
Adjective
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If a piece of paper or something else is blank, it has nothing written on it.
I asked Bill for a blank piece of paper, but he gave me one with writing on it.
I thought he would sign the check, but he left it blank.
The computer screen was completely blank because the computer was off.
blank
Noun
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A blank is a space or line on a piece of paper or somewhere else where a word or phrase is supposed to be.
Fill in the blanks on the legal form.
look
Verb
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Someone looks at something when they move their head or move their eyes so that they can see the thing.
Look at this picture! Isn't it beautiful?
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The way that something looks is the way that it appears.
A new car looks very nice until it gets dirty.
That doughnut looks delicious.