It was my son's birthday yesterday. My ex-wife's new boyfriend owns a restaurant, so they had the dinner there.
Would including 'the' be logic and natural here according to you or should I omit it? Thanks.
anonymous Would including 'the' be logic and natural here Yes, if you want to tell us that the birthday celebration consisted of a dinner, especially if you go on to describe events there.
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anonymousWould including 'the' be logic and natural here
Yes, if you want to tell us that the birthday celebration consisted of a dinner, especially if you go on to describe events there.
It was my son's birthday yesterday. My ex-wife's new boyfriend owns a restaurant, so they had the / a /birthdsy dinner there.
the dinner is ok if your readers all have birthday dinners, ie it's their custom. if not, say a dinner.
A lot depends on the age of your son. Small children talk motre about birthday parties.
On a cultural note, I