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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Several questions on use of articles in phrases with post-modification
Hi. Please help me with these sentences with phrases that have post-modification. Thank you in advance for your help.
1. Which is correct, "the" or "a"?
Your present situation is the/a result of your attitude.
2. Which is correct, "the" or "a"? This is a crude definition of the word "goalkeeper" I came up with.
A goalkeeper is the/a player in a team who takes care of his or her team's goal.
3. Do example sentences a and b say they discussed and were discussing all the topics from yesterday's meeting respectively?
a. They discussed the topics from yesterday's meeting.
b. They were discussing the topics from yesterday's meeting.
1. Which is correct, "the" or "a"?
Your present situation is the/a result of your attitude.
2. Which is correct, "the" or "a"? This is a crude definition of the word "goalkeeper" I came up with.
A goalkeeper is the/a player in a team who takes care of his or her team's goal.
3. Do example sentences a and b say they discussed and were discussing all the topics from yesterday's meeting respectively?
a. They discussed the topics from yesterday's meeting.
b. They were discussing the topics from yesterday's meeting.
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1. Your present situation is the/a result of your attitude. Which is correct, "the" or "a"?
- 1.
- Your present situation is the/a result of your attitude.
- Which is correct, "the" or "a"?
- -- Both are OK.
- 2.
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1. Your present situation is the/a result of your attitude. Which is correct, "the" or "a"?-- Both are OK.
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2. A goalkeeper is the player who guards the team's goal.
3. a. They discussed the topics from yesterday's meeting.
b. They were discussing the topics from yesterday's meeting.
Do example sentences a and b say the
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2. A goalkeeper is the player who guards the team's goal.
3. a. They discussed the topics from yesterday's meeting.
b. They were discussing the topics from yesterday's meeting.
Do example sentences a and b say the
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Thank you very much for your help.
You wrote:
Do example sentences a and b say they discussed and were discussing all the topics from yesterday's meeting respectively?-- Yes, of course (I feel there may be more to your question than you have expressed).
Yes, there is more. Let's say there had been a meeting and in that meeting the people there decided to di
You wrote:
Do example sentences a and b say they discussed and were discussing all the topics from yesterday's meeting respectively?-- Yes, of course (I feel there may be more to your question than you have expressed).
Yes, there is more. Let's say there had been a meeting and in that meeting the people there decided to di
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