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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Article a or the?
In the followning sentence:
A dolphin lives in the sea.
is it also possible to use an anrticle "the"? Could the word dolphin be treated as a generic category in this sentence?
A dolphin lives in the sea.
is it also possible to use an anrticle "the"? Could the word dolphin be treated as a generic category in this sentence?
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Hello. e. The sea, the ocean, the river, and other) use with definite article THE
- Hello.
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- The sea, the ocean, the river, and other) use with definite article THE
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Hello. Yes it's possible, moreover all the water objects (f.e. The sea, the ocean, the river, and other) use with definite article THE
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AnonymousIn the followning sentence: A dolphin lives in the sea. is it also possible to use an anrticle "the"? Could the word dolphin be treated as a generic category in this sentence?I would say either "a dolphin lives in the sea" or "dolphins live in the sea".
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AnonymousIn the followning sentence: A dolphin lives in the sea. is it also possible to use an anrticle "the"? Could the word dolphin be treated as a generic category in this sentence?
No. I agree with Philip.
A tiger is a fierce animal. ('A' is necessary.)
Tigers are fierce animals. (Otherwise, use the plural.)
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Thank you all for your answers.
I have another question about articles:
"I saw a man and a woman coming out of the building." Why "the" is used if the building is not specified?
I have another question about articles:
"I saw a man and a woman coming out of the building." Why "the" is used if the building is not specified?
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AnonymousThank you all for your answers. I have another question about articles: "I saw a man and a woman coming out of the building." Why "the" is used if the building is not specified?'the' refers to that particular building.
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I think it's because a man and a woman are indefinite persons. One man of thousands mankind and one woman of thousands weeman.
If we speak about the building - we speak about one definite building of thousands and thousands buildings. And this building is specified by having "the" article infront of it.
If we speak about the building - we speak about one definite building of thousands and thousands buildings. And this building is specified by having "the" article infront of it.
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Yes, but the exercise, from wich this sencence is taken, looks like this:
"I saw (...) man and (...) woman coming out of (...)building."
Just one sntence and no context, and THE is an answers.
"I saw (...) man and (...) woman coming out of (...)building."
Just one sntence and no context, and THE is an answers.
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TeroffI think it's because a man and a woman are indefinite persons. One man of thousands mankind and one woman of thousands weeman.
If we speak about the building - we speak about one definite building of thousands and thousands buildings. And this building is specified by having "the" article infront of it.
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Hi,
Yes, but the exercise, from wich this sencence is taken, looks like this:
"I saw (...) man and (...) woman coming out of (...)building."
Just one sntence and no context, and THE is an answers.
If your exercise says that only 'the' is the correct answer, your exercise is incorrect.
You can say more or less any combination of art
Yes, but the exercise, from wich this sencence is taken, looks like this:
"I saw (...) man and (...) woman coming out of (...)building."
Just one sntence and no context, and THE is an answers.
If your exercise says that only 'the' is the correct answer, your exercise is incorrect.
You can say more or less any combination of art
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AnonymousYes, but the exercise, from wich this sencence is taken, looks like this: "I saw (...) man and (...) woman coming out of (...)building." Just one sntence and no context, and THE is an answers.You can use both variants, as a as the if nothing else is specified.
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