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Yesyeun Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
'a/an' and 'the' with 'of'
I would like to know when to use "a ----- of -----" and "the ----- of -----".
For example, my text says,
" the rise of sumerian civilization -----"
"an interdependent web of societies ----"
For example, my text says,
" the rise of sumerian civilization -----"
"an interdependent web of societies ----"
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yesyeun I would like to know when to use "a ----- of -----" and "the ----- of -----". Thee are millions of possibilities. "The" refers to a specific item.
- yesyeun I would like to know when to use "a ----- of -----" and "the ----- of -----".
- Thee are millions of possibilities.
- "The" refers to a specific item.
- the Declaration of Independence The Death of a Salesman (a famous modern American play) the Constitution of the United States of America The King of France, Louis XIV The Wrath of Khan (a science-fiction movie) The Song of Roland (a famous French epic poem) The Raft of the Medusa (a famous painting) The Wreck of the Hesperus (a famous English epic poem) The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (a famous English epic poem) "A" refers to any in a class or category a man of few words (an idiom) a heart of gold (an idiom) a sign of the times (an idiom) a man of *** a novel of epic proportions a book of poetry an act of war
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yesyeunI would like to know when to use "a ----- of -----" and "the ----- of -----".Thee are millions of possibilities. "The" refers to a specific item.
the Declaration of Independence
The Death of a Salesman (a famous modern American play)
the Constitution of the United States of America
The King of France, Louis XIV
The Wrath
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