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Veraverde Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Articles issue again

hey
i'm writing my essay about cities
i have got problem with articles
which one is correct?

London is A city where people are corrupted(...) OR London is THE city where people are corrupted
It is A city ....or THE city...

what is the main difference between these two
in my language we don't use articles at all so its hard for me to understand them
cheers
  

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In these examples, you could say that a gives an example; the tells which of several. London is a city where ... = As an example of a city where ...

  • In these examples, you could say that a gives an example; the tells which of several.
  • London is a city where ...
  • = As an example of a city where ...
  • I would choose London.
  • London is an example of a city where ...
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In these examples, you could say that a gives an example; the tells which of several.

London is a city where ... = As an example of a city where ... I would choose London.

London is an example of a city where ...

London is the city where ...
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thanks
i want to refer to london specifically,as a place where something crucial happens

for example i'm writing :the cities (in general) are sites of creativity
but london is a city where degeneration happens
....so maybe it shoudl be THE city where (...)

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