Here is the dialogue completed with the appropriate articles:
Amanda: Why weren't you at _ school yesterday?
Joey: I had a really bad headache. In fact, I was in _ bed all morning.
Amanda: Poor you. But at least you missed history. We had an exam.
Joey: I'm glad I missed the exam. I'm not really interested in _ military history.
Amanda: Me neither. Are you going to _ Grace's party at the weekend? It's fancy dress.
Joey: I can't. There's a rehearsal for the school play that evening.
Amanda: Oh. Why don't you come to the party after the rehearsal?
Joey: Oh, OK. That's a good idea. I like _ fancy dress parties.
Amanda: Me too, but I need to find a costume. The theme is 'horror'.
Joey: Cool! The school play is Dracula. I can wear the same costume for the rehearsal and the party!
Here's a breakdown of the choices:
- No article is used before "school" and "bed" in the first two lines because they are treated as institutions and places for their primary purpose.
- "A" is used before "really bad headache" because it's an unspecified, singular count noun.
- "An" is used before "exam" because "exam" starts with a vowel sound.
- "The" is used before "exam" and "military history" because they are specific and known from context.
- No article is used before "Grace's party" because possessive nouns do not require articles.
- "The" is used before "weekend" because it's a specific time period.
- "A" is used before "rehearsal" as it refers to any rehearsal, not a specific one.
- "The" is used before "school play" because it is a specific play known to both speakers.
- No article is used before "fancy dress parties" because it's a generalization.
- "The" is used before "school play," "same costume," "rehearsal," and "party" as they refer to specific known entities.
