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SeroMack Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Family issues [with or without an article?]
Sentences like
"I live with my parents and brother and sister"
or while talking about fathers or mothers mentioning them time after time, do we use a definite article or are we supposed to use a possessive pronoun each time?
e.g.
"I have a father. My father is 45 years old. When I see the/my fahter repairing his car..."
and one more...
"He plays in his band the guitar" or "He plays in his band on the guitar" ? Do we use any prepositions while talking about playing an instrument? Is it always a definite article used that goes with an instrument?
"I live with my parents and brother and sister"
or while talking about fathers or mothers mentioning them time after time, do we use a definite article or are we supposed to use a possessive pronoun each time?
e.g.
"I have a father. My father is 45 years old. When I see the/my fahter repairing his car..."
and one more...
"He plays in his band the guitar" or "He plays in his band on the guitar" ? Do we use any prepositions while talking about playing an instrument? Is it always a definite article used that goes with an instrument?
Top answer
1. I would repeat 'my' in your sentence to go with sister and brother. Combine these: My father is 45 years old, and when I see him repairing..........
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- I would repeat 'my' in your sentence to go with sister and brother.
- Combine these: My father is 45 years old, and when I see him repairing..........
- He plays the guitar in his band.
- No prepositions.
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1. I would repeat 'my' in your sentence to go with sister and brother.
Combine these: My father is 45 years old, and when I see him repairing..........
He plays the guitar in his band. No prepositions. Sometimes the definite article is omitted: he plays guitar in his band.
Combine these: My father is 45 years old, and when I see him repairing..........
He plays the guitar in his band. No prepositions. Sometimes the definite article is omitted: he plays guitar in his band.
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