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Snappy Posted 17 years ago
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A/The town where I was born
In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea (from "Yellow Submarine," a Beatle song written by Lennon and McCartney)
In my understanding, "the" before "town" in the above lyrics is required because it is a specific place restricted by the phrase "where I was born."
I wonder if it is possible to use "a" before the name of a place. Are the following sentences with restrictive phrases possible?
1. There was a famous shrine in a town where I was born. (NOT ...in a town, where I was born.)
2. I took a little trip to a small village where I was born and raised up. (NOT ...a small village, where I was born and raised up.)
Lived a man who sailed to sea (from "Yellow Submarine," a Beatle song written by Lennon and McCartney)
In my understanding, "the" before "town" in the above lyrics is required because it is a specific place restricted by the phrase "where I was born."
I wonder if it is possible to use "a" before the name of a place. Are the following sentences with restrictive phrases possible?
1. There was a famous shrine in a town where I was born. (NOT ...in a town, where I was born.)
2. I took a little trip to a small village where I was born and raised up. (NOT ...a small village, where I was born and raised up.)
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" Yes. I wonder if it is possible to use "a" before the name of a place. Are the following sentences with restrictive phrases possible?
- " Yes.
- I wonder if it is possible to use "a" before the name of a place.
- Are the following sentences with restrictive phrases possible?
- 1.
- There was a famous shrine in a town where I was born.
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Hi,
In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea (from "Yellow Submarine," a Beatle song written by Lennon and McCartney)
In my understanding, "the" before "town" in the above lyrics is required because it is a specific place restricted by the phrase "where I was born." Yes.
I wonder if it is possible to use "a" before the name of a place.
In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea (from "Yellow Submarine," a Beatle song written by Lennon and McCartney)
In my understanding, "the" before "town" in the above lyrics is required because it is a specific place restricted by the phrase "where I was born." Yes.
I wonder if it is possible to use "a" before the name of a place.
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