Second Mention: Referring to Identified Nouns

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Practice 1
Practice 2

Second Mention Practice

Referring to identified nouns

FIRST MENTION	SECOND MENTION
Use a when first mentioning or introducing a noun.	Use the when mentioning a noun a second time – the noun is already identified. Both speaker and listener know which noun is being discussed.
I have a dog.	The dog is very playful.
The dog has a ball.	The ball is red.
The dog likes to play a game.	The game is fetch.
	I throw the ball. The dog brings the ball back to me.

Practice 1

First & Second Mention - Neighbor

Select the response from the list that best completes the sentence.
Compare your response to the answer by clicking the "check" button.

1-8.

Last night, I went to movie. At movie, I met woman from my neighborhood. woman lives in house down the street from me. house is white with huge oak tree in the front yard. oak tree is well-known because it is the oldest tree in our city.

Practice 2

First & Second Mention - New Puppy

Select the response from the list that best completes the sentence.
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9-20.

new puppy requires a lot of care. puppy needs to have loving family. family needs to have understanding of what puppy needs. For example, puppy needs bed. bed should be kept in warm, dry place. warm dry place should be kept as far as possible from where family is trying to sleep.

new puppy requires a lot of care. puppy needs to have loving family. family needs to have understanding of what puppy needs. For example, puppy needs bed. bed should be kept in warm, dry place. warm, dry place should be kept as far as possible from where family is trying to sleep.