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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
a or the?
"once you can see a car like a ferrari" or "once you can see a car like the ferrari"?
I think if it would be for example, "once you can see a car like the Ferrari 458 Italia", "the" would be good, but since now no particular model was meant, "a" is good. Or i am wrong?
I think if it would be for example, "once you can see a car like the Ferrari 458 Italia", "the" would be good, but since now no particular model was meant, "a" is good. Or i am wrong?
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O nce you can see a car like a F errari . You need to use the SHIFT key when you post, please. The pronoun I is always capitalized.
- O nce you can see a car like a F errari .
- You need to use the SHIFT key when you post, please.
- The pronoun I is always capitalized.
- You can use either "a Ferrari" (one of the automobiles produced by the manufacturer) or "the Ferrari" (something typical of the brand name).
- I would use "a".
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Once you can see a car like a Ferrari.
You need to use the SHIFT key when you post, please. The pronoun I is always capitalized.
You can use either "a Ferrari" (one of the automobiles produced by the manufacturer) or "the Ferrari" (something typical of the brand name). I would use "a".
Neither sentence is correct, though, because it is not
You need to use the SHIFT key when you post, please. The pronoun I is always capitalized.
You can use either "a Ferrari" (one of the automobiles produced by the manufacturer) or "the Ferrari" (something typical of the brand name). I would use "a".
Neither sentence is correct, though, because it is not
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The indefinite article is more general, there. You could use either article.
(Also, the idea of "a sentence expresses a complete thought" is somewhat simplistic". For sure that some people would not call "Help!" or "Fire!" a sentence, but both express complete thoughs.)
(Also, the idea of "a sentence expresses a complete thought" is somewhat simplistic". For sure that some people would not call "Help!" or "Fire!" a sentence, but both express complete thoughs.)
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