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Taruns1008 Posted 11 years ago
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#1 When we reached there, we saw a crowd of about ten people fighting among themselves.

Can we use "a crowd" here? I think it should be "the crowd" as speaker is talking about a specific crowd. And we don't use article "a" before uncountable noun (Crowd is uncountable).
  

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taruns1008 Can we use "a crowd" here? Yes, indeed; it is first mention of the singular entity.

  • taruns1008 Can we use "a crowd" here?
  • Yes, indeed; it is first mention of the singular entity.
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taruns1008Can we use "a crowd" here?
Yes, indeed; it is first mention of the singular entity.

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