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Tamguatlay Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

lottery

01. If I had won 01u00the lottery02u00, I would have bought a car.02br
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00 I won a lot of money in 01u00a lottery02u00.02br
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00In the first sentence, 'the lottery' is used, while in the second, 'a lottery' is used.02br
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00When do we use 'a lottery' and when 'the lottery'?02br
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002. If I win the first prize in01b00 02b01u00a/the02u00 lottery ... 02br
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00Should it be 'a' or 'the'? 02br
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003. If I got the top prize, how should I word it?02br
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00I won the jackpot/ first prize in lottery.02br
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00Thanks in advance.0-
  

Top answer

01. "02br 02br 002. 02br 02br 003.

— Avangi

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  • "02br 02br 002.
  • 02br 02br 003.
  • I won the lotto/lottery.
  • 02br 02br 00 The big one/ the jackpot02br 02br 00There are usually many lesser prizes.
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01. If you live in a location where a particular lottery dominates the lottery scene, then people usually refer to it as "the lottery." If it were a smaller lottery, or one from another state or location, you'd say "a lottery."02br
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002. same as #1.02br
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003. I won the lotto/lottery. 02br
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00 Which prize did you win?
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01cite10tamguatlay12cite102. If I win the first prize in11b10 12b11u10a/the12u10 lottery ... 12br
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10Should it be 'a' or 'the'? 12br
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10 If you use 01b00a02b00, you're not telling us which lottery you won. We
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0Thank you very much, Avangi and CJ.0-
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