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Jigneshbharati Posted 8 years ago
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A love story vs the love story

A love story in Bollywood that redefines cinema happens only once in a while, and you would be fortunate to be a teenager at the right time when such a love story releases.

https://m.rediff.com/movies/report/dhadak-trailer-review-janhvi-and-ishaan-are-fabulous/20180611.htm

Why have they used an article "a" before "love story" even though it has been modified by "that redefines....?"

  

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They are not referring to a specific love story at this stage - '[x] happens only once in a while'. This means that 'a' is the correct determiner.

  • They are not referring to a specific love story at this stage - '[x] happens only once in a while'.
  • This means that 'a' is the correct determiner.
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They are not referring to a specific love story at this stage - '[x] happens only once in a while'. This means that 'a' is the correct determiner.

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JigneshbharatiA love story in Bollywood that redefines cinema happens only once in a while,

The indefinite article, a, means that there are many such movies based on a love story. They happen infrequently.

The definite article, the, refers to one of them.

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