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Hi, I would like to confirm this: I find out that a boy has hurt a little animal. I ask him:
1. Boy, why did you hurt a little animal?
2. Boy, why did you hurt the little animal?
In my example either one is fine, correct? It depends, how immediate is the animal for me?
In #1 (a little animal) I am shocked that he would hurt any small animal.
In #2 (the little animal) I am shocked that he would hurt THAT little animal.
About right? Thank you.
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anonymousAbout right? Thank you.
Yes you answered your own question perfectly! You don't even need us.
01. Boy, why would you hurt a little animal? (A rhetorical question about the boy's philosophy.)
2. Boy, why did you hurt the little animal? (A question about the observed facts.)
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