Definite or indefinite article?

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Hi. Please help. I have a word like "fever" which is countable and you put the words like "World Cup" before it. Then should we put the definite article "the" or the indefinite article "a" before the phrase "World Cup"?

I have a (the?) World Cup fever.

Also, can you tell me why different articles are used here? Thank you in advance for your help.

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AnonymousHi. Please help. I have a word like "fever" which is countable and you put the words like "World Cup" before it. Then should we put the definite article "the" or the indefinite article "a" before the phrase "World Cup"? I have a (the?) World Cup fever.

It depends. If you think that such a phenomenon as World Cup fever is something which is unique, then use the; otherwise you can put a before that.

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"The" is correct here. We assume that there is only one Literacy Program (such an event, organisation, course, etc.) that provides help.

A Literacy Worksheet contains great questions.
You can use a here but with the noun phrase literacy worksheet (written in the lower case).

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