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Tostyle un Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Hello teachers,

Some guy has fallen off his bike, so if I say,"The fall has changed the life of THE third year engineering student."

Does that mean he is the only third year engineering student?

I would prefer using A.

Thank you.
  

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tostyle un I would prefer using A. So would I. It's "some guy", you say.

  • tostyle un I would prefer using A.
  • So would I.
  • It's "some guy", you say.
  • That doesn't define him very well as a specific person that we know.
  • tostyle un Does that mean he is the only third year engineering student?
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tostyle unI would prefer using A.
So would I. It's "some guy", you say. That doesn't define him very well as a specific person that we know.
tostyle unDoes that mean he is the only third year engineering student?
No. It means he is the only third-year engineering student that we're talking about in this conversation. It
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Oh I got it, teacher.Thank you.

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