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Chiaking Posted 11 years ago
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The / that
That shop sells clothes.
The shop sells clothes.
That means a specific shop in many shop? Like one of them.
The means one certain shop a speaker and listener know?
The shop sells clothes.
That means a specific shop in many shop? Like one of them.
The means one certain shop a speaker and listener know?
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That means a specific shop in many shop? The means one certain shop a speaker and listener know? In my opinion, you need a wider context to be sure that "That" means a specific shop; it may be simply used as determiner (or a sort of demonstrative adjective) here.
- That means a specific shop in many shop?
- The means one certain shop a speaker and listener know?
- In my opinion, you need a wider context to be sure that "That" means a specific shop; it may be simply used as determiner (or a sort of demonstrative adjective) here.
- "The" is needed in the second clause as the predicate "sells clothes" makes the noun "shop" a definite one; "The" may also describe an aforementioned shop in a text/dialogue.
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chiaking That shop sells clothes.The shop sells clothes.That means a specific shop in many shop? Like one of them.The means one certain shop a speaker and listener know?In my opinion, you need a wider context to be sure that "That" means a specific shop; it may be simply used as determiner (or a sort of demonstrative adjective) here.
"The" is needed
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