Article + user/reader
Hi Teachers:
I tend to see such sentences:
This book invites the reader to an exotic world.
This application lets the user to better organize time.
Even though there was no prior mention of a reader or a user! But the definite article is used.
2 questions:
1. I am assuming the definite article is used, because the writer feels they have already established a prior context (the individual reading the book, the individual using the application), and so feels it's OK to jump to the definite article. Correct?
2. The indefinite article could still be used, correct? For example, "this book invites a reader", etc.
Thanks a lot.
Top answer
anonymous 1. I am assuming the definite article is used, because the writer feels they have already established a prior context (the individual reading the book, the individual using the application). Correct?
- anonymous 1.
- I am assuming the definite article is used, because the writer feels they have already established a prior context (the individual reading the book, the individual using the application).
- Correct?
- Yes.
- anonymous 2.
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anonymous1. I am assuming the definite article is used, because the writer feels they have already established a prior context (the individual reading the book, the individual using the application). Correct?
Yes.
anonymous2. The indefinite article could still be used, correct? For example, "this book invites a reader", etc.
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