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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.
scandal
Noun
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A scandal is an event that involves people doing bad things that cause shame. People tend to talk and think badly about people who are involved in scandals.
The affair that the politician had was a scandal and made the citizens unhappy about the government.
The corruption practices of the local government was a scandal and caused many people to protest on the streets against the government.
is
Verb
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A form of the verb be when talking about someone or something else.
He is late for class.
Is it hot in here?
brewing
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noun
the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast