Sit was sitting against a/the wall
Which article is proper in this case?
He was sitting against a/the wall in my room when his sister came to visit me.
My interlocutor does not know which of my room`s wall I`m reffering to. I`m asking because Swedes use the definite article here and I wonder if it is also the case in English.
Top answer
Both are possible: "a wall" because it is an unspecified one of several, or "the wall" because we know from common understanding that there will be walls in a room. Most naturally I would use "the". By the way, you are using the wrong character for the apostrophe.
- Both are possible: "a wall" because it is an unspecified one of several, or "the wall" because we know from common understanding that there will be walls in a room.
- Most naturally I would use "the".
- By the way, you are using the wrong character for the apostrophe.
- You are actually typing a grave accent.
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Both are possible: "a wall" because it is an unspecified one of several, or "the wall" because we know from common understanding that there will be walls in a room.
Most naturally I would use "the".
By the way, you are using the wrong character for the apostrophe. You are actually typing a grave accent.
0VoytaszekI`m asking because Swedes use the definite article here and I wonder if it is also the case in English.
Yes. It's also the case in English.
CJ
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