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Roul Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Sentence Flow

I need to make *a* panda ears, eyes, and nose.
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I need to make the panda ears, eyes and nose.
  

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I want to make a/the panda ears,eyes and a nose. I want to make ears, eyes and a nose for a/the panda. ' A panda' if it's the first time you have mentioned it.

— Clive

  • I want to make a/the panda ears,eyes and a nose.
  • I want to make ears, eyes and a nose for a/the panda.
  • ' A panda' if it's the first time you have mentioned it.
  • ' The panda if the speaker already is aware of it.
  • Clive
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I want to make a/the panda ears,eyes and a nose.

I want to make ears, eyes and a nose for a/the panda.

'A panda' if it's the first time you have mentioned it.
'The panda if the speaker already is aware of it.

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roul… a panda ears, eyes, and nose.
This is not correct. You can’t use a before a plural noun.
roulI need to make the panda ears, eyes and nose.
This is fine in the right context, but I would add ’s: "I am not quite finished with my project; I still need to make the panda’s ears, eyes, and nose."
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Thanks, Clive!

This is very helpful. Now, I have a better understanding of when to use "a" and "the." Emotion: big smile
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Aspara, your sentence flow much better than mine. I will keep this in mind the next time I use "a." Thank you!
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