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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

A teacher or the teacher

I was telling my son to listen to the teacher at nursery.

please explain to me the difference between "a teacher vs the teacher" in our context.

Should use at nursery or in nursery

In the above context

  

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I was telling my son to listen to the teacher at nursery school. 'The' sounds like there is only one teacher. 'A' sounds like there is nore than one.

  • I was telling my son to listen to the teacher at nursery school.
  • 'The' sounds like there is only one teacher.
  • 'A' sounds like there is nore than one.
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I was telling my son to listen to the teacher at nursery school.

'The' sounds like there is only one teacher.

'A' sounds like there is nore than one.

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I would tell him this:

"Son, you must listen to your teachers."

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