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Vsuresh Posted 14 years ago
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a/the
Hi
Please help me with this
"Once there lived a bird on the branch of a tree."
This is the first sentence of a story in a book.
My question: Why is it the before branch?
Can't we use a there?
Please help me with this
"Once there lived a bird on the branch of a tree."
This is the first sentence of a story in a book.
My question: Why is it the before branch?
Can't we use a there?
Top answer
'The' seems odd there. I'd use 'a' for branch, too.
- 'The' seems odd there.
- I'd use 'a' for branch, too.
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