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Chiakingdom Posted 12 years ago
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He was given the important task.
He was given an important task.
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He was given the important task.
He was given an important task.
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He was given the important task. — To use this form, the context must include some indication of what task is being talked about. He was given an important task.
- He was given the important task.
- — To use this form, the context must include some indication of what task is being talked about.
- He was given an important task.
- — This form refers to a presently unknown task.
- The following context may or may not tell us what it is specifically.
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He was given the important task.— To use this form, the context must include some indication of what task is being talked about.
He was given an important task.— This form refers to a presently unknown task. The following context may or may not tell us what it is specifically.
He was given an important task.— This form refers to a presently unknown task. The following context may or may not tell us what it is specifically.
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ChiakingdomHe was given the important task.The manager was assigning tasks to his team, Kim, Mark, and Han. There were several tasks on the list, but dealing with our largest customer was the important one. Mark was given the important task, and Kim and Han got the others.
ChiakingdomHe was given an important task.
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