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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

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Ivan baked a cake yesterday.
Ivan baked the cake yesterday.

Are both sentences corretly?
  

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Both sentences are correct but cannot be used in the same context. Please look up a and the in any online dictionary. CB

  • Both sentences are correct but cannot be used in the same context.
  • Please look up a and the in any online dictionary.
  • CB
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Both sentences are correct but cannot be used in the same context. Please look up a and the in any online dictionary.

CB
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Yes, but with different meanings.

#2 suggests the listener is already aware of the cake.
#1 suggests he is not.

Clive

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