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Jigneshbharati Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

A or the desired grades

If you just follow the advice, I am sure you will get the desired grades.
I was unsure of whether to use "a" or "the" before the phrase "desired grades".

The above is the made-up sentences.

Please explain the use of the correct article in the given context

  

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Context: My friend has been trying to immigrate to Canada and only thing holding him up his required IELTS grades or bands. So I sent him some YouTube links to help him with IELTS. I sent him my made-up sentence as a Whatsup message.

  • Context: My friend has been trying to immigrate to Canada and only thing holding him up his required IELTS grades or bands.
  • So I sent him some YouTube links to help him with IELTS.
  • I sent him my made-up sentence as a Whatsup message.
  • Does "the" mean I and my friend both know what grades are required or should I use "a" but I don't know why?
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Context: My friend has been trying to immigrate to Canada and only thing holding him up his required IELTS grades or bands. So I sent him some YouTube links to help him with IELTS. I sent him my made-up sentence as a Whatsup message. Does "the" mean I and my friend both know what grades are required or should I use "a" but I don't
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the desired grades

The phrase is specific and also plural.

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