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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
The reason of life vs a reason of life
"The world is not yesterday or tomorrow, but only now. Every person has the capacity to find within the reason why s/he was born and the reason of life."
http://www.rediff.com/news/special/the-scotsman-who-loves-india/20170914.htm
Why can't we say "a reason of life" in the given context?
why we need definite article?
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The speaker said 'the' because he believes there is only one reason of life. More natural English is 'the reason for life'.
- The speaker said 'the' because he believes there is only one reason of life.
- More natural English is 'the reason for life'.
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The speaker said 'the' because he believes there is only one reason of life.
More natural English is 'the reason for life'.
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