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Voytaszek Posted 10 years ago
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Is these sentences correct?
Bring me the book from the kitchen, please. (this person don`t know this book but there is only one in this kitchen).
Bring me a book with a white cover from the kitchen, please. (this person don`t know this book but there is only one with a whit cover in this kitchen and there are other books too).
Bring me the book from the kitchen, please. (this person don`t know this book but there is only one in this kitchen).
Bring me a book with a white cover from the kitchen, please. (this person don`t know this book but there is only one with a whit cover in this kitchen and there are other books too).
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" (There are a number of books in the kitchen, only one with a white cover. )
- " (There are a number of books in the kitchen, only one with a white cover.
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Both sentences are grammatical, but in the context described they should be the following (US usage):
"Bring me that book there in the kitchen, please." (There's only one book in the kitchen, and the speaker is unfamiliar with it.)
"Bring me the book with the white cover there in the kitchen, please." (There are a number of books in the kitchen, only one with a white cover. Th
"Bring me that book there in the kitchen, please." (There's only one book in the kitchen, and the speaker is unfamiliar with it.)
"Bring me the book with the white cover there in the kitchen, please." (There are a number of books in the kitchen, only one with a white cover. Th
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