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Magda Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

A Mrs Smith

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00Is this sentence correct?02br
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00"A Mrs Smith called you in the morning."02br
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00Why "a" is used before a proper name?02br
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00Thank you.0-
  

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12br 12blockquote 10Hej pa dig Magda02br 02br 00A = some = 00used to refer to a particular person or thing without stating exactly which one00 0-

— Inchoateknowledge

  • 12br 12blockquote 10Hej pa dig Magda02br 02br 00A = some = 00used to refer to a particular person or thing without stating exactly which one00 0-
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01cite10Magda12cite10Hello,12br
10Is this sentence correct?12br
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10"A Mrs Smith called you in the morning."12br
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10Why "a" is used before a proper name?12br
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10Thank you.12br
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10Hej pa dig Magda02br
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0 Hej pa dig, Incho02br
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00So it means that a certain Mrs Smith called? Or maybe there are a few women who go by this name? 02br
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00Cheers,02br
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0 Hi Magda,02br
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00It means that a certain Mrs Smith called:01blockquote
00 Main Entry: 11b11sup10212sup10a12b12br
10 Function: 11i10indefinite article12i12br
10[...]12br
11b103 a12b10 -- used as a function word before a singular noun f
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0Magda, if you and I both know this lady, Mrs. Smith, then I would just tell you that Mrs. Smith called.02br
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00But if I don't know her, I could say "Someone named Mrs. Smith" or "Someone who said her name was Mrs. Smith" or "A Mrs. Smith"02br
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00If you and I have a dog, and I look out the window and say "The dog is in the back yard" you know I mea
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0Thank you all 05000 .02br
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00Have a good night,02br
00Magda010id1
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