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Nicetomeetyou Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
A or the?
In the context below, which is more appropriate “a” or “the”? Any reason why?
It seems I’ve made a/the wrong turn. I should’ve turned left at that traffic signal.
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It should be "a". The simplest explanation is that this is the first mention of this turn. g.
- It should be "a".
- The simplest explanation is that this is the first mention of this turn.
- g.
- "The reason we're lost is because of the wrong turn you made a while back", where the turn is already known about.
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It should be "a". The simplest explanation is that this is the first mention of this turn. Compare e.g. "The reason we're lost is because of the wrong turn you made a while back", where the turn is already known about.
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