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Magda Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

School reunion

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00I am doing an exercise where I am to write sentences according to information from sb's diary, using either Present Continuous or be going to, e.g. 01b00Friday: school reunion.02br
02b00Should the sentence run: "On Friday I am going to attend 01b00a/the02b00 school reunion"?02br
00Which article should I use: "a" or "the"?02br
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00Thank you.0-
  

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0 If you want to sound indifferent/nonchallant use 00"a"00, as in00 "one of many school reunions"00. 0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 If you want to sound indifferent/nonchallant use 00"a"00, as in00 "one of many school reunions"00.
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0 If you want to sound indifferent/nonchallant use 00"a"00, as in00 "one of many school reunions"00. (or perhaps there are several scheduled in parallel?)02br
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00 If there's only one such reunion and want to sound determined and precise, use 01b00"the"02b00.0-
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0Thank you. I will use "the" 05000 .010id1
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0 I've got another question on this matter. If I have such an entry in my diary: 01b00Tuesday - math exam,02b00 should I write: "On Tuesday I am taking 01b00a 02b00math exam" or "On Tuesday I am taking 01b00the 02b00math exam"? Which article is better, indefinite or definite?02br
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00Thank you0-
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0 Hi Magda02br
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00I would say 01i00a math(s) exam02i00 to distinguish it from other exams you will probably take in the near future. It may not be the only math exam you will take, either, which makes 01i00a02i00 the better choice.02br
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00Cheers02br
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01cite10Magda12cite10I've got another question on this matter. If I have such an entry in my diary: 11b10Tuesday - math exam,12b10 should I write: "On Tuesday I am taking 11b10a 12b10math exam" or "On Tuesday I am taking 11b10the 12b10math exam"? Which article is better
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0 Cool Breeze, thank you again.02br
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00All your posts are very helpful. If I didn't know that you are Finnish, I would say that you are a native speaker of English. 02br
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00Cheers 05002br
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01cite10Spinnaker12cite11blockquote
11cite20Magda22cite20I've got another question on this matter. If I have such an entry in my diary: 21b20Tuesday - math exam,22b20 should I write: "On Tuesday I am taking 21b20a 22b20math exam" or "On Tuesday I am tak
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01cite10Magda12cite10Cool Breeze, thank you again.12br
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10All your posts are very helpful. If I didn't know that you are Finnish, I would say that you are a native speaker of English. 12br
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10Cheers 15012br
10Magda12br
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10Hi Magda02b
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0 Cool Breeze, your posts are always very well worded and insightful. You cannot just know 02br
00"the basics" 05000 . When I read your replies I can believe that with hard work I may/might achieve one day what you have already achieved.02br
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00Tusen kyssar 05100 ,02br
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