Demonstrate the correct use of articles and prepositions:I lived on _ Main Street when I first came to town.
Correct answer: D. No article is required
- A. A
- B. An
- C. The
- D. No article is required
Explanation
I lived on Main Street when I first came to town.The correct answer is "no article."In this sentence, we use "no article" before "Main Street" because it is a specific street name. When we refer to a particular street name (e.g., Main Street, Elm Street, Park Avenue), we typically don't use an article before it. Instead, we simply use the name of the street itself. If it were a general street (not a specific one), then we would use the definite article "the" (e.g., "the main street"). But in this case, the sentence is referring to a specific street named "Main Street," so we omit the article.
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