Blows of an/the axe?
Hi, everyone.
Should I use "the" or "a" before axe in the sentence below?
Do not take the tick tock of the clock for granted. As they are blows of an/the axe to your life's tree.
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silak12 Should I use "the" or "a" before axe in the sentence below? It is not a sentence. It is a sentence and a sentence fragment.
- silak12 Should I use "the" or "a" before axe in the sentence below?
- It is not a sentence.
- It is a sentence and a sentence fragment.
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silak12Should I use "the" or "a" before axe in the sentence below?
It is not a sentence. It is a sentence and a sentence fragment.
"Do not take the tick-tocks of the clock for granted, as they are the blows of an axe to your life's tree."
0This is a case where you can use either article, as you prefer.
It is not correct to start a new sentence here at "As" (unless you deliberately want a very staccato style, which to me does not read well in this case.)
"they" (plural) does not agree with "tick-tock" (singular).
I would hyphenate "tick-tock".
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