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Sarah88 Posted 17 years ago
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Einstein won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921. <- why it uses "the" here? Is that because there only one prize called Nobel Prize in the world?
Roentgen won a 1901 Nobel Prize. <-- why it uses "a" here? Is that because there are many Nobel Prizes in 1901, and Roentgen won one of them.
Einstein is known for his theory of relativity. <-- Should "r" be capital in this case? If not, why it uses no article?
Roentgen won a 1901 Nobel Prize. <-- why it uses "a" here? Is that because there are many Nobel Prizes in 1901, and Roentgen won one of them.
Einstein is known for his theory of relativity. <-- Should "r" be capital in this case? If not, why it uses no article?
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There was only one Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. She won a Nobel Prize. She won a Nobel Peace Prize.
- There was only one Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921.
- She won a Nobel Prize.
- She won a Nobel Peace Prize.
- She won a Nobel Prize in 2003.
- " sarah88 If not, why does it not have an article?
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There was only one Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921.
She won a Nobel Prize. She won a Nobel Peace Prize. She won a Nobel Prize in 2003. -- In each of these cases, there are other prizes that meet that description, so we use "a."
She won THE Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 -- There is only one prize of that name in that year, so we use "the."
She won a Nobel Prize. She won a Nobel Peace Prize. She won a Nobel Prize in 2003. -- In each of these cases, there are other prizes that meet that description, so we use "a."
She won THE Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 -- There is only one prize of that name in that year, so we use "the."
sarah88If not, w
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