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Sobir Bakhtiyor Posted 14 years ago
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please, supply the sentence with articles and explain their usage => " * doctor says that * boy must eat * apple * day"

we have two variants and can't decide which to choose "A doctor says that a boy must eat an apple a day "
"The doctor says that the boy must eat an apple a day "
  

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Hi I would say the following as ok: The doctor says that a boy must eat an apple a day. A specific doctor is talking about a fact that a boy must eat an apple a day. A doctor says that a boy must eat an apple a day.

  • Hi I would say the following as ok: The doctor says that a boy must eat an apple a day.
  • A specific doctor is talking about a fact that a boy must eat an apple a day.
  • A doctor says that a boy must eat an apple a day.
  • Same as above but, you are talking about any doctor.
  • The doctor says that the boy must eat an apple a day You are talking about a specific doctor and a specific boy(say, your son).
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Hi
I would say the following as ok:
The doctor says that a boy must eat an apple a day.
A specific doctor is talking about a fact that a boy must eat an apple a day.

A doctor says that a boy must eat an apple a day.
Same as above but, you are talking about any doctor.

The doctor says that the boy must eat an apple a day
You are talking about a specific doctor

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