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Sundarnaz Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

A or the?

Will we study a/the new lesson today?
  

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Both are correct. The meanings are different. " A new lesson" means some lesson that is new.

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  • Both are correct.
  • The meanings are different.
  • " A new lesson" means some lesson that is new.
  • You won't be doing the lesson you did in the past.
  • "The new lesson" refers to a particular lesson that is known to the speaker and listener.
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Both are correct. The meanings are different. "A" is general, while "the" is specific." A new lesson" means some lesson that is new. You won't be doing the lesson you did in the past. "The new lesson" refers to a particular lesson that is known to the speaker and listener. Both know which lesson it is.
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sundarnaz Will we study a/the new lesson today?

This is unfamiliar in the UK.

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