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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Definite article in simile
Hi. I sometimes have trouble in the area of putting the definite article "the" in front of the object of comparison in similes. Please help. In a song named "Everything is Beautiful," there are these lines. Why is there the definite article "the" before the word "starry"? Could we have the indefinite article "a" instead and be grammatically correct?
Everything is beautiful in it's own way.
Like the starry summer night, or a snow-covered winter's day...
How about these? Could we have an indefinite article, "a," instead of "the"?
Money is like the weekend (a weekend OK?)
For this, I think the definite article is correct. Using the indefinite article "a" doesn't seem to close the feeling of comparison as firmly. But other than that, I don't have any other explanations for my position. Help.
Money is like the wind.
Everything is beautiful in it's own way.
Like the starry summer night, or a snow-covered winter's day...
How about these? Could we have an indefinite article, "a," instead of "the"?
Money is like the weekend (a weekend OK?)
For this, I think the definite article is correct. Using the indefinite article "a" doesn't seem to close the feeling of comparison as firmly. But other than that, I don't have any other explanations for my position. Help.
Money is like the wind.
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Anonymous Why is there the definite article "the" before the word "starry"? Could we have the indefinite article "a" instead and be grammatically correct? Everything is beautiful in it's own way.
- Anonymous Why is there the definite article "the" before the word "starry"?
- Could we have the indefinite article "a" instead and be grammatically correct?
- Everything is beautiful in it's own way.
- Like the starry summer night, or a snow-covered winter's day...
- It the the choice of the song writer.
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Anonymous Why is there the definite article "the" before the word "starry"? Could we have the indefinite article "a" instead and be grammatically correct?It the the choice of the song writer.
Everything is beautiful in it's own way.
Like the starry summer night, or a snow-covered winter's day...
Perhaps the night in summertime is more starry than
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