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Tomasz Klepinowski Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
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Hi. There's this sentence:
'In some countries a bride can't see the groom the night before the wedding because it's considered bad luck.'
Could you possibly elucidate me a rational behind the four bold-faced articles? I really believe it's an exemplary sentence which will help me move on regarding articles.
'In some countries a bride can't see the groom the night before the wedding because it's considered bad luck.'
Could you possibly elucidate me a rational behind the four bold-faced articles? I really believe it's an exemplary sentence which will help me move on regarding articles.
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I believe you are questioning the indefinite vs the definite articles. Here' my take. A refers to any bride; then the following uses of the refer to groom, night and wedding as pertain to the bride, specifically.
- I believe you are questioning the indefinite vs the definite articles.
- Here' my take.
- A refers to any bride; then the following uses of the refer to groom, night and wedding as pertain to the bride, specifically.
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I believe you are questioning the indefinite vs the definite articles. Here' my take. A refers to any bride; then the following uses of the refer to groom, night and wedding as pertain to the bride, specifically.
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Tomasz KlepinowskiCould you (possibly) elucidateme athe rationale behind the four bold-faced articles?
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In some countries a bride can't see the groom the night before the wedding because it's considered bad luck.
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In some countries ANY bride (It doesn't matter who she is) can't see the groom (who is going to marry THAT bride) the night (which goes with THAT bride and groom) before the wedding (of THAT bride and groom) because it's considered bad luck.
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In some countries ANY bride (It doesn't matter who she is) can't see the groom (who is going to marry THAT bride) the night (which goes with THAT bride and groom) before the wedding (of THAT bride and groom) because it's considered bad luck.
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Thank you all for your replies.
Here goes my shot - (my own sentence which I translated from Polish into English; it's about a heart, by the way)
One of several symptoms is enlargement or dilation of a heart with the walls thinned.
(any heart affected by dilated cardiomiopathy; the walls of that malfunctioning heart)
Is it correct? I just want to ensure if I've
Here goes my shot - (my own sentence which I translated from Polish into English; it's about a heart, by the way)
One of several symptoms is enlargement or dilation of a heart with the walls thinned.
(any heart affected by dilated cardiomiopathy; the walls of that malfunctioning heart)
Is it correct? I just want to ensure if I've
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