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Navitasan Posted 9 years ago
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A piano too heavy to carry

1) The only thing that was left in the house was a piano too heavy to be carried by one person.

2) The only thing that was left in the house was a piano, too heavy to be carried by one person.



3) The only thing that was left in the house was the piano too heavy to be carried by one person.

4) The only thing that was left in the house was the piano, too heavy to be carried by one person.


Which of these can be used if there was only one piano in the house to start with?


Gratefully,

Navi.


  

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navitasan Which of these can be used if there was only one piano in the house to start with? All of them, but the definite article indicates that the piano has been mentioned before or is somehow familiar to the listener. CB

  • navitasan Which of these can be used if there was only one piano in the house to start with?
  • All of them, but the definite article indicates that the piano has been mentioned before or is somehow familiar to the listener.
  • CB
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navitasanWhich of these can be used if there was only one piano in the house to start with?

All of them, but the definite article indicates that the piano has been mentioned before or is somehow familiar to the listener.

CB

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