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Lena876 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
The floor
Hello!
I have a list of words:
a window
a door
a chair
a table
the floor
a carpet
Could you tell me please why 'floor' is used with the defiinite article. It's not a specific floor... All other words are used with 'a'. Can floor not be used with 'a'? And why if it can be used only with 'the'
Thank you!
I have a list of words:
a window
a door
a chair
a table
the floor
a carpet
Could you tell me please why 'floor' is used with the defiinite article. It's not a specific floor... All other words are used with 'a'. Can floor not be used with 'a'? And why if it can be used only with 'the'
Thank you!
Top answer
"A floor" is of course possible in many contexts. However, if you are asked to write an essay about your house then "a floor" will not be likely used. The thing is , while a house typically has many windows, tables, carpets etc it only has one floor.
- "A floor" is of course possible in many contexts.
- However, if you are asked to write an essay about your house then "a floor" will not be likely used.
- The thing is , while a house typically has many windows, tables, carpets etc it only has one floor.
- One can argue that you can have a kitchen floor, a bathroom floor, a bedroom floor etc.
- but they are all collectively referred to as the floor.
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"A floor" is of course possible in many contexts. However, if you are asked to write an essay about your house then "a floor" will not be likely used. The thing is , while a house typically has many windows, tables, carpets etc it only has one floor. One can argue that you can have a kitchen floor, a bathroom floor, a bedroom floor etc. but they are all collectively referred to as the floor.
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