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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Confusion in the right use of article
'I cannot play on a flute.'
'I cannot play the flute.'
Is there any mistake in these above sentences?
'I cannot play the flute.'
Is there any mistake in these above sentences?
Top answer
'The grammar is fine, but the first example is not idiomatic. It's a question of common expressions. ," it would be okay.
- 'The grammar is fine, but the first example is not idiomatic.
- It's a question of common expressions.
- ," it would be okay.
- Even in this case, "the" would be more natural to a native speaker.
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Anonymous'I cannot play on a flute.'
'I cannot play the flute.'The grammar is fine, but the first example is not idiomatic.
It's a question of common expressions.
If you put it more generically, "I could not play a single note on a/the flute!," it would be okay.
Even in this case, "the" would be more natural to a native speaker.
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