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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Article before "book"

Hi..

A question about articles. If I see someone throw an item (book) at another person. I say:

"Why did you throw a book at him?"

"Why did you throw the book at him?"

Am I correct to say that I can use either? My intrepretation:

1. "A book" - doesn't matter which book, it's the act that shocks me

2. "The book" - that book (that I can see from here).

Correct?

  

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"Am I correct to say that I can use either? Yes. anonymous 1.

— Mister Micawber

  • "Am I correct to say that I can use either?
  • Yes.
  • anonymous 1.
  • "A book" - doesn't matter which book, it's the act that shocks me2.
  • Correct?
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anonymous"Why did you throw a book at him?""Why did you throw the book at him?"Am I correct to say that I can use either?

Yes.

anonymous1. "A book" - doesn't matter which book, it's the act that shocks me2. "The book" - that book (that I can see from here).Correct?

Correct.

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