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Onizo Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

1, A.

i. A baby
1
A
Warmart
ii. A cute baby
The number 1
The letter A
Superstore Warmart

What I am confused here is that the number 1 and the letter A are used without "the" when they stand alone as Warmart, but when you add adjectives like number and letter, "the" has to come with them, whereas Warmart would do without "the".

Can someone explain what is going on?

Thank you.
  

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onizo What I am confused here is that the number 1 and the letter A are used without "the" when they stand alone This is context-dependent. For example: "A" is the first letter of the alphabet. I don't like that graphic; the "A" is too big.

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  • onizo What I am confused here is that the number 1 and the letter A are used without "the" when they stand alone This is context-dependent.
  • For example: "A" is the first letter of the alphabet.
  • I don't like that graphic; the "A" is too big.
  • The smallest natural number is one.
  • The "1" on this side of the equation cancels out the "1" on the other side.
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onizoWhat I am confused here is that the number 1 and the letter A are used without "the" when they stand alone
This is context-dependent. For example:

"A" is the first letter of the alphabet.
I don't like that graphic; the "A" is too big.
The smallest natural number is one.
The "1" on this side of the equation
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