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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
An indefinite article/ definite article
Research shows that smoking during pregnancy can permanently damage a baby's health. Children of smokers, for example, tend to have more respiratory infections throughout their lives. Clearly, mothers-to-be who smoke should try to cut back or quit. They should also be careful about the type of exercise they do.
[Source: Reading for Results Ninth Edition by Laraine Flemming]
I think although "type" is modified by "of" prepositional phrase, because readers don't know what type of exercise the author says, the definite article should be replaced by the indefinite article.
And I'd like to know what you think about this.
Thank you in advance for your help.
[Source: Reading for Results Ninth Edition by Laraine Flemming]
I think although "type" is modified by "of" prepositional phrase, because readers don't know what type of exercise the author says, the definite article should be replaced by the indefinite article.
And I'd like to know what you think about this.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
park sang joon the definite article should be replaced by the indefinite article. No, it is fine as it is. 'They do' is adequate definition for the exercise type.
- park sang joon the definite article should be replaced by the indefinite article.
- No, it is fine as it is.
- 'They do' is adequate definition for the exercise type.
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park sang joonthe definite article should be replaced by the indefinite article.No, it is fine as it is. 'They do' is adequate definition for the exercise type.
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Thank you, Mr. Micawber, for another kind answer from you. 
But we don't know what exercise they do.
Then I'd like to know i
But we don't know what exercise they do.
Then I'd like to know i
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park sang joonBut we don't know what exercise they do.You are confusing grammar with real life. The specific exercise is the exercise that they do: that is clear enough for grammar.
park sang joonThen I'd like to know if it is the author that chooses either of the two article when a noun is modified by a predicative adjective equivale
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