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Lucas21c Posted 13 years ago
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Could you tell me which one is right between "a" and "the" in the following sentence?
Thank you.

This garment is made of a/the fabric that will not shrink.
  

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lucas21c This garment is made of a/the fabric that will not shrink. Both are correct. One may be more appropriate in one situation; the other may be more appropriate in another situation.

— CalifJim

  • lucas21c This garment is made of a/the fabric that will not shrink.
  • Both are correct.
  • One may be more appropriate in one situation; the other may be more appropriate in another situation.
  • Just guessing what situation you're in, I'd say it's " a fabric".
  • If you were discussing several different kinds of fabric, and one of them was distinguishable from the others by the fact that it does not shrink, you might want to speak of that particular kind of fabric by saying " the fabric that will not shrink", precisely for the reason that you wanted to omit consideration of the other kinds of fabric.
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lucas21cThis garment is made of a/the fabric that will not shrink.
Both are correct. One may be more appropriate in one situation; the other may be more appropriate in another situation.

Just guessing what situation you're in, I'd say it's "a fabric".

If you were discussing several different kinds of fabric, and one of them was distin
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