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Milky Posted 19 years ago
Linguistics Studies

Explaining "the".

0<As a teacher, how would one explain the use of the definite article here?02br
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01i00He still wets the bed.02i02br
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01i00She reads the newspaper every day.02i02br
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01i00We always miss the bus.>02i0-
  

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1i 00He still wets the bed. 01font 00Child has his own bed and he wets it not any other bed. 02font 02i 02br 02br 01i 00She reads the newspaper every day.

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  • 1i 00He still wets the bed.
  • 01font 00Child has his own bed and he wets it not any other bed.
  • 02font 02i 02br 02br 01i 00She reads the newspaper every day.
  • 01font 00Particular newspaper even we can say she reads the same newspaper.
  • 02font 02i 02br 02br 01i 00We always miss the bus.
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1i00He still wets the bed. 01font00Child has his own bed and he wets it not any other bed. 02font02i02br
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01i00She reads the newspaper every day. 01font00Particular newspaper even we can say she reads the same newspaper. 02font02i02br
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0<01i00He still wets the bed. 01font00Child has his own bed and he wets it not any other bed. >02font02i02br
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01i00Are "he still wets the bed" and "he still wets his bed" synonymous, then?02i0-
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0 Rather than thinking them as synonyms , think that there is only one and particular bed here. 0-
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1i00Hello milky01b00,02b02i02br
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00there are two types and lots of subtypes of reference in English,02br
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00the main types are 01u00generic02u00 and s01u00pecific02u00 (01u00non-generic02u00 as called by Duskova, Prague school) all 4 articles /mea
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01i00Hello milky01b00,02b02i02br
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00there are two types and lots of subtypes of reference in English,02br
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00the main types are 01u00generic02u00 and s01u00pecific02u00 (01u00non-generic02u00 as called by Duskova, Prague school) all 4
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0 From which site you two copied this?I want to learn. 0-
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0<think that there is only one and particular bed here.>02br
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00A singular, real bed?0-
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0<01i00Hello milky01b00,02b02i02br
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00there are two types and lots of subtypes of reference in English,...>02br
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00Is that how you would explain it if you were a teacher?0-
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0 You've just reposted Anonymous' post. Are you he/she? 0-
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01cite10Milky12cite10<As a teacher, how would one explain the use of the definite article here?12br
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11i10He still wets the bed.12i12br
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11i10She reads the newspaper every day.12i12br
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11i10We always miss the bus.>12i
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