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Youngbuts Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
a church vs his church
Hello,
I am having difficulty understanding the meaing of articles in the following situation.
1.He went to church. (for service)
2.He went to the church and met Tom.
3.He went to a church and met Tom.
4.He went to his church and met Tom.
I understand #1 and #2. In #2, the church is the church that the speaker and the listener know or is placed in the community. If someone say "a church" in #3, what does it mean and imply? In what situations can it be said? And can we say "go to his church" as in "go to his school" in #4?
Many thanks in advance
I am having difficulty understanding the meaing of articles in the following situation.
1.He went to church. (for service)
2.He went to the church and met Tom.
3.He went to a church and met Tom.
4.He went to his church and met Tom.
I understand #1 and #2. In #2, the church is the church that the speaker and the listener know or is placed in the community. If someone say "a church" in #3, what does it mean and imply? In what situations can it be said? And can we say "go to his church" as in "go to his school" in #4?
Many thanks in advance
Top answer
#3 either refers to a church that the speaker does not know (or that the speaker assumes the listener does not know), or it could be the speaker does not consider it important to specify which church it was. #4 is fine, it indicates the church that he attends (or he's the pastor).
- #3 either refers to a church that the speaker does not know (or that the speaker assumes the listener does not know), or it could be the speaker does not consider it important to specify which church it was.
- #4 is fine, it indicates the church that he attends (or he's the pastor).
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#3 either refers to a church that the speaker does not know (or that the speaker assumes the listener does not know), or it could be the speaker does not consider it important to specify which church it was.
#4 is fine, it indicates the church that he attends (or he's the pastor).
#4 is fine, it indicates the church that he attends (or he's the pastor).
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