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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Grammar Help

Hi....

Please help.

I did it myself.
I did it by myself.

Do they mean the same?

You can go watch a movie at the cinema.

Can anyone please explain why must we use the in the sentence ?

Can we use a instead, as in "You can go watch a movie in a cinema."

Thank you.
  

Top answer

The cinema refers to a specific cinema, the one you're talking about before. A cinema refers to any cinema.

  • The cinema refers to a specific cinema, the one you're talking about before.
  • A cinema refers to any cinema.
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The cinema refers to a specific cinema, the one you're talking about before. A cinema refers to any cinema.
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Yup, i understand that.

You can watch a movie in a cinema.

Is the sentence valid if i am referring to any cinema or we normally don't say it that way?

Thank you.

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