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Lucus Ong Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
A and one
My textbook says "She saw one beggar in the park" is wrong and it should be"She saw a beggar in the park."
isn't that a is similar to one?
how come the first sentence is wrong
isn't that a is similar to one?
how come the first sentence is wrong
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Sounds like you need a new textbook. Perhaps it means that if there's no reason to specify that it was one instead of two, "a" would be appropriate. ") There's nothing wrong with it.
- Sounds like you need a new textbook.
- Perhaps it means that if there's no reason to specify that it was one instead of two, "a" would be appropriate.
- ") There's nothing wrong with it.
- " He's not necessarily thinking you made a mistake - just that he must be missing something, because he knows it's natural to say "a beggar" unless there's a reason to do otherwise.
- How's that for overkill!
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Sounds like you need a new textbook. Perhaps it means that if there's no reason to specify that it was one instead of two, "a" would be appropriate.
"John, what did you see in the park?" (reply) "I saw a blind man."
"Betty, what did you see in the park?" (reply) "I saw a squirrel."
"George, what did you see in the park?" (reply) "I saw two squirrels."
"John, what did you see in the park?" (reply) "I saw a blind man."
"Betty, what did you see in the park?" (reply) "I saw a squirrel."
"George, what did you see in the park?" (reply) "I saw two squirrels."
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I agree with Avangi.
For example:
There are usually a lot of beggars in the park, because that is where they can earn a few coins.
One day it was raining very hard, and I saw only one beggar in the park.
For example:
There are usually a lot of beggars in the park, because that is where they can earn a few coins.
One day it was raining very hard, and I saw only one beggar in the park.
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