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Futurehuman11 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
'the' as pronoun
Say that one has the choice between taking a car or a stack of money. Would it be correct to say, "I'll take the car." Or would one have to say, "I'll take that car."
Can 'the' ever be used as a pronoun?
Can 'the' ever be used as a pronoun?
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In the context given, I think most people would say "I'll take the car". The word 'that' could possibly be used, but 'that' sounds like you're pointing to a specific car in a group of cars. So 'that car' might be used to mean "that car there and not those other cars".
- In the context given, I think most people would say "I'll take the car".
- The word 'that' could possibly be used, but 'that' sounds like you're pointing to a specific car in a group of cars.
- So 'that car' might be used to mean "that car there and not those other cars".
- I cannot think of any way to use 'the' as a pronoun.
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In the context given, I think most people would say "I'll take the car".
The word 'that' could possibly be used, but 'that' sounds like you're pointing to a specific car in a group of cars. So 'that car' might be used to mean "that car there and not those other cars".
I cannot think of any way to use 'the' as a pronoun.
The word 'that' could possibly be used, but 'that' sounds like you're pointing to a specific car in a group of cars. So 'that car' might be used to mean "that car there and not those other cars".
I cannot think of any way to use 'the' as a pronoun.
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