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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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The/a crown
My teacher and I are looking at a painting. There is a woman there holding a crown. I say:
"The woman with a crown (in her hand) is a queen."
"The woman with the crown (in her hand) is a queen."
"The woman holding a crown in her hand is a queen."
"The woman holding the crown in her hand is a queen."
My teacher says either article is fine in both examples, although "the" is more common in the first example and "a" in the second.
Can an English speaker please kindly confirm? And thanks.
"The woman with a crown (in her hand) is a queen."
"The woman with the crown (in her hand) is a queen."
"The woman holding a crown in her hand is a queen."
"The woman holding the crown in her hand is a queen."
My teacher says either article is fine in both examples, although "the" is more common in the first example and "a" in the second.
Can an English speaker please kindly confirm? And thanks.
Top answer
I agree that either article is possible, but I don't agree that one is necessarily more common than the other in those examples.
- I agree that either article is possible, but I don't agree that one is necessarily more common than the other in those examples.
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I agree that either article is possible, but I don't agree that one is necessarily more common than the other in those examples.
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