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Step 1: Look at the noun in your sentence.

Step 2: Ask yourself:

Am I talking about a particular thing?
For example: The candy I am holding is for you.
Explained: There is one candy in your hand.

Is it one of many things?
For example: Can you get me a candy?
Explained: There is a bowl of candy, and the person only wants one candy (one of many candies).

Or, am I talking about all of the things?
For example: Please bring me the candy.
Explained: There is a bowl of candy, and the person wants you to bring the bowl over.

Step 3: Is your noun singular, plural, a non-count, or a proper noun?

What is a non-count noun? It is a noun you can’t count.
For example, you cannot count the weather, soccer, or pain.

Step 4: You can now find the article that you need to use before the noun. Yay!

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#1. Wisdom is ____ shelter as money is ____ shelter, but ____ advantage of knowledge is this: Wisdom preserves those who have it. *separate your answers by a comma and a space (Example: the, a, an)

#2. For since in ____ wisdom of God ____ world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through ____ foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. *separate your answers by a comma and a space (Example: the, a, an)

#3. Wealth created by ____ lying tongue is ____ vanishing mist and ____ deadly trap. *separate your answers by a comma and a space (Example: the, a, an)

#4. Do not turn to ____ right or ____ left; keep your foot from evil. *separate your answers by a comma and a space (Example: the, a, an)

#5. The path of ____ righteous is like ____ morning sun, shining ever brighter till ____ full light of day. *separate your answers by a comma and a space (Example: the, a, an)

#6. Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on ____ tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and ____ good name in ____ sight of God and man. *separate your answers by a comma and a space (Example: the, a, an)

#7. My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight, preserve sound judgment and discretion; they will be life for you, ____ ornament to grace your neck.

#8. Free yourself, like ____ gazelle from ____ hand of ____ hunter, like ____ bird from ____ snare of ____ fowler. (hint: there is a pattern in both clauses) *separate your answers by a comma and a space (Example: the, a, an)

#9. A little sleep, ____ little slumber, ____ little folding of ____ hands to rest—and poverty will come on you like ____ thief and scarcity like an armed man. *separate your answers by a comma and a space (Example: the, a, an)

#10. Better ____ poor but wise youth than ____ old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning. *separate your answers by a comma and a space (Example: the, a, an)

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