0
Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Articles
Dear forum members,
Why is the following sentence incorrect?
A liver is used to help purify the blood.
Best
Daniel
Why is the following sentence incorrect?
A liver is used to help purify the blood.
Best
Daniel
Top answer
It is not exactly 'wrong', Daniel, but it is not a native composition, either. The liver helps purify the blood.
- It is not exactly 'wrong', Daniel, but it is not a native composition, either.
- The liver helps purify the blood.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
3 Answers
0
It is not exactly 'wrong', Daniel, but it is not a native composition, either.
The liver helps purify the blood.
The liver helps purify the blood.
00
My book says that it should be "The liver is used to purify blood" and I don't know why the indefinite article cannot be used here.
Daniel
Daniel
00
It is not wrong, but it probably means something other than you intend. If you're talking about the evolution of internal organs, it might be called for. A four-chambered heart gives birds the energy to fly. A cerebral cortex gives mammals the ability to think. A liver helps purify the blood.
In our own bodies, the kidneys remove nitrogen compounds, the lungs exchange gases, and the liver
In our own bodies, the kidneys remove nitrogen compounds, the lungs exchange gases, and the liver
0
Related Questions