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TeacherJapan Posted 9 years ago
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He was sitting on the chair reading the newspaper.

Could you explain to me why 'the' is used instead of 'a' in this sentence?

  

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teacherJapan He was sitting on the chair reading the newspaper. Could you explain to me why 'the' is used instead of 'a' in this sentence? Presumably there is a specified or previously mentioned table in the context.

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  • teacherJapan He was sitting on the chair reading the newspaper.
  • Could you explain to me why 'the' is used instead of 'a' in this sentence?
  • Presumably there is a specified or previously mentioned table in the context.
  • Please take a look.
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teacherJapanHe was sitting on the chair reading the newspaper. Could you explain to me why 'the' is used instead of 'a' in this sentence?

Presumably there is a specified or previously mentioned table in the context. Please take a look.

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