A road or the road? Help
Hello Teachers,
Here is my sentence: 'The object was stolen last week. It was returned in a strange way. The thieves dropped it by a/the road.'
'The road' or 'a road'? Am I right to say that either is correct:
- 'the road' suggests 'out in the street where there are cars'
- 'a road' suggests on one of the many roads in the city (I am singling out that road for some reason).
Yes? Thank you ahead.
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anonymous 'the road' suggests 'out in the street where there are cars' But 'by the road' suggests 'at the side of the road'. anonymous 'a road' suggests on one of the many roads in the city Yes. anonymous It was returned in a strange way.
- anonymous 'the road' suggests 'out in the street where there are cars' But 'by the road' suggests 'at the side of the road'.
- anonymous 'a road' suggests on one of the many roads in the city Yes.
- anonymous It was returned in a strange way.
- The thieves dropped it by a/the road.
- It doesn't seem logical that the speaker can know that the object was returned in this way and not know which road it was.
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anonymous'the road' suggests 'out in the street where there are cars'
But 'by the road' suggests 'at the side of the road'.
anonymous'a road' suggests on one of the many roads in the city
Yes.
anonymousIt was returned in a strange way. The thieves dropped it by a/the road.
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