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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Do we say a whale or the whale?

I am confused on whether the word whale should attach with the determiner 'a' or 'the'.

1. A whale is the largest mammal in water.

2. The whale is the largest mammal in water.

which of the sentence above is grammatical?

thanks for your reply. Good Day.
  

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The whale. You are speaking of the order (Cetacea).

— Mister Micawber

  • The whale.
  • You are speaking of the order (Cetacea).
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The whale. You are speaking of the order (Cetacea).
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