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Nina_Nia Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Four phrases

Hello,

Could you correct these phrases, please?

We were shown many beautiful pictures at a musem.

We were shown many beautiful pictures at the museum.

We were shown many beautiful pictures in a museum.

We were shown many beautiful pictures in the museum.

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They are all correct but may be used in different circumstances. When 'the museum' is used, I would expect the museum to have been mentioned previously. Paul

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  • They are all correct but may be used in different circumstances.
  • When 'the museum' is used, I would expect the museum to have been mentioned previously.
  • Paul
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They are all correct but may be used in different circumstances. When 'the museum' is used, I would expect the museum to have been mentioned previously.
Paul
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Nina_NiaCould you correct these phrases, please? We were shown many beautiful pictures at a musem. We were shown many beautiful pictures at the museum. We were shown many beautiful pictures in a museum. We were shown many beautiful pictures in the museum.
Grammatically, they are all OK.

The definite articles "the" and "a" mark a n
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