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1. He threw a dinner at the beautiful restaurant.
2. I had dinner 2 hours ago.
--- Why in the 1st case do we use an article before the word "dinner" and in the 2nd we don't? Or maybe it would be correct to say: "I had a dinner 2 hours ago".
1. He threw a dinner at the beautiful restaurant.
2. I had dinner 2 hours ago.
--- Why in the 1st case do we use an article before the word "dinner" and in the 2nd we don't? Or maybe it would be correct to say: "I had a dinner 2 hours ago".
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Hi, 1. He threw a dinner at the beautiful restaurant. 2.
- Hi, 1.
- He threw a dinner at the beautiful restaurant.
- 2.
- I had dinner 2 hours ago.
- --- Why in the 1st case do we use an article before the word "dinner" and in the 2nd we don't?
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Hi,
1. He threw a dinner at the beautiful restaurant.
2. I had dinner 2 hours ago.
--- Why in the 1st case do we use an article before the word "dinner" and in the 2nd we don't?
Or maybe it would be correct to say: "I had a dinner 2 hours ago".
You can certainly use 'a'. But 'I had dinner' is an idiomatic and generalized expression, rathe
1. He threw a dinner at the beautiful restaurant.
2. I had dinner 2 hours ago.
--- Why in the 1st case do we use an article before the word "dinner" and in the 2nd we don't?
Or maybe it would be correct to say: "I had a dinner 2 hours ago".
You can certainly use 'a'. But 'I had dinner' is an idiomatic and generalized expression, rathe
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