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Nikola Radulovic Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

The usage of articles

Which sentence is correct: "He had to accept the reprimand from his parents" or "He had to accept a reprimand from his parents"?And why?
  

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Nikola Radulovic Which sentence is correct ? "He had to accept the reprimand from his parents . " "He had to accept a reprimand from his parents .

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  • Nikola Radulovic Which sentence is correct ?
  • "He had to accept the reprimand from his parents .
  • " "He had to accept a reprimand from his parents .
  • " Both are correct.
  • With "the", it refers to the specific reprimand he received.
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Nikola RadulovicWhich sentence is correct?
"He had to accept the reprimand from his parents."
"He had to accept a reprimand from his parents."
Both are correct.
With "the", it refers to the specific reprimand he received. With "a", it refers to any reprimand. But actually there is no real differnce in meani
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