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Chariot Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
a relative clause
A movie critic is the person who writes movie reviews.
If "the" is replaced by "a", is the sentence correct? "A move critic is a person who writes movies reviews."
Are both sentences correct? Thanks a lot for your help.
If "the" is replaced by "a", is the sentence correct? "A move critic is a person who writes movies reviews."
Are both sentences correct? Thanks a lot for your help.
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Yes, you can certainly replace it with "a," and in fact it makes more sense that way. Sometimes "the person" is used idiomatically, even though there are of course many people, not just one person in the entire universe, who writes movie reviews. "What's a plumber?
- Yes, you can certainly replace it with "a," and in fact it makes more sense that way.
- Sometimes "the person" is used idiomatically, even though there are of course many people, not just one person in the entire universe, who writes movie reviews.
- "What's a plumber?
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Yes, you can certainly replace it with "a," and in fact it makes more sense that way. Sometimes "the person" is used idiomatically, even though there are of course many people, not just one person in the entire universe, who writes movie reviews. "What's a plumber? He's the guy who's gonna come fix your leaky sink."
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