A/AN: General/Not Specific or the First Reference, In 2001, a gemstone hunter in Brazil found an emerald., THE: Unique, The heart receives signals from the brain., THE: Specific or part of a larger category, One of the worst earthquakes of this century happened in Haiti., Bahrain is the smallest country in the Middle East., THE: Mentioned for the Second Time, In 2001, a gemstone hunter in Brazil found an extremely large emerald. The emerald weighed 850 pounds., THE: Shared Knowledge, This section of the report includes a list of expenses., Ø: General plural count nouns, Ocean currents can carry seeds., Ø: Non-count Nouns, Wheat and rice are very important crops..

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