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Identify the most appropriate combination of articles and determiners to fill in the blanks in the following sentence: "Acquiring ________ mastery over ________ second language requires not only ________ theoretical knowledge but also ________ constant practice in real-world contexts."
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Detailed Explanation
In this sentence, the correct choices are zero article (ø) for 'mastery' because it is an abstract uncountable noun used in a general sense; 'a' before 'second language' as it denotes any general second language countable noun; zero article (ø) before 'theoretical knowledge' as 'knowledge' is an uncountable noun; and zero article (ø) before 'constant practice' as 'practice' is functioning here as an uncountable mass noun. For a detailed understanding of how articles function with countable and uncountable nouns, you can refer to the Wikipedia Reference on English articles.
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