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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.
quote
Verb
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To use someone's exact words.
Did he quote me in the newspaper?
quote
Noun
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A quote is somebody's exact words used by somebody else.
In the following quote, a young woman describes her experience with drugs.
I might also include a quote from Shakespeare: "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players".
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A quote is a report of the cost or value of something.