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0 When I read a story about basketball team, I come across the following sentences many times. 02 br
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00 Betty and I passed the ball to each other. ...... In the next game, Betty did not pass the ball to me. ... ... I said to my father, "I don't want to pass a ball to Betty." ........He said to me, "If you want Betty to be good to you, you should be good to her. Pass a ball to her when she is a good position. " 02 br
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00 Like the above, I come across "pass a / the ball" many times. Which is better, "a" or "the"? Do we have to change "a" or "the" based on the situation? Or can we you only "the" in this case, because there is only one ball in the basketball game? 0-
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00 Betty and I passed the ball to each other. ...... In the next game, Betty did not pass the ball to me. ... ... I said to my father, "I don't want to pass a ball to Betty." ........He said to me, "If you want Betty to be good to you, you should be good to her. Pass a ball to her when she is a good position. " 02 br
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00 Like the above, I come across "pass a / the ball" many times. Which is better, "a" or "the"? Do we have to change "a" or "the" based on the situation? Or can we you only "the" in this case, because there is only one ball in the basketball game? 0-
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0 Tnhe first three examples seem to refer to a specific game, so "the ball" is correct. 0-
- 0 Tnhe first three examples seem to refer to a specific game, so "the ball" is correct.
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0 Tnhe first three examples seem to refer to a specific game, so "the ball" is correct. The fourth one looks like part of a general discussion between the narrator and her/his father, in which the father is using general language to show his (daughter/son) how being good to someone usually results in reward, so "a ball" is perfectly acceptable in this context. 0-
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