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A bank
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I'd like to check which article to use ,"a bank" or "the bank."
Would you take a look at the following sentences?
#1 My sister works for a bank.
#2 My sister will have worked in a bank for ten years by next year.
#3 My sister will have worked in the bank for ten years by next year.
Question 1
If I don't think of a specific bank, is #1 OK? If the persons who are talking this topic know the bank, should I say "My sister woks for the bank"?
Question 2
How about #2 and #3? Which is better? Does it depend on whether the bank is specific or not?
Thank you.
I'd like to check which article to use ,"a bank" or "the bank."
Would you take a look at the following sentences?
#1 My sister works for a bank.
#2 My sister will have worked in a bank for ten years by next year.
#3 My sister will have worked in the bank for ten years by next year.
Question 1
If I don't think of a specific bank, is #1 OK? If the persons who are talking this topic know the bank, should I say "My sister woks for the bank"?
Question 2
How about #2 and #3? Which is better? Does it depend on whether the bank is specific or not?
Thank you.
Top answer
My sister works for a bank. = My sister works for a certain unnamed bank. My sister works for the bank.
- My sister works for a bank.
- = My sister works for a certain unnamed bank.
- My sister works for the bank.
- = My sister works for that particular bank that you and I are familiar with.
- The same idea holds for #2 and #3, but with an extra interpretation for #2.
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My sister works for a bank. = My sister works for a certain unnamed bank.
My sister works for the bank. = My sister works for that particular bank that you and I are familiar with.
The same idea holds for #2 and #3, but with an extra interpretation for #2.
My sister ... worked in a bank for ... = My sister ... worked in a certain unnamed bank for ...
ALSO: My si
My sister works for the bank. = My sister works for that particular bank that you and I are familiar with.
The same idea holds for #2 and #3, but with an extra interpretation for #2.
My sister ... worked in a bank for ... = My sister ... worked in a certain unnamed bank for ...
ALSO: My si
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