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Goro Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
The/a legal right
Hello!
A. Consumers have the legal right to demand their money back if a product is faulty.
B. Customers have a legal right to demand a replacement or a refund for a faulty product.
The sentences A and B are from different sources. They are similar in structure other than the articles.
Please explain why the definite article is used in A while the indefinite article is used in B.
Thank you
A. Consumers have the legal right to demand their money back if a product is faulty.
B. Customers have a legal right to demand a replacement or a refund for a faulty product.
The sentences A and B are from different sources. They are similar in structure other than the articles.
Please explain why the definite article is used in A while the indefinite article is used in B.
Thank you
Top answer
It is the writer's choice. faulty') as defining, while Writer B sees the right as still undefined at the point of its mention in the sentence.
- It is the writer's choice.
- faulty') as defining, while Writer B sees the right as still undefined at the point of its mention in the sentence.
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It is the writer's choice. Writer A envisions the following complement ('to demand...faulty') as defining, while Writer B sees the right as still undefined at the point of its mention in the sentence.
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Hello!
Thank you very much for your reply.
Please explain; still undefined
Does it have anything to do with whether or not the process of legalization of it has already finished at the point of its mention?
Thank you
Thank you very much for your reply.
Mister Micawberstill undefined
Please explain; still undefined
Does it have anything to do with whether or not the process of legalization of it has already finished at the point of its mention?
Thank you
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No, I mean that the defining clause comes only after that point in the sentence.
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Hello!
Thank you very much for your reply.
Am I right in understanding that you explain as follows?
In A, 'to demand their money back if a product is faulty' is a defining clause.
In B, 'to demand a replacement or a refund for
Thank you very much for your reply.
Mister MicawberNo, I mean that the defining clause comes only after that point in the sentence.
Am I right in understanding that you explain as follows?
In A, 'to demand their money back if a product is faulty' is a defining clause.
In B, 'to demand a replacement or a refund for
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No. They are both defining clauses. Please go back and read through my previous statements carefully before you ask anything further.
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Hello!
Thank you very much for your reply.
But in your last reply, you explained that the def
Thank you very much for your reply.
Mister MicawberNo. They are both defining clauses. Please go back and read through my previous statements carefully before you ask anything further.I think the defining clause in the sentence B already exists at the point of its mention.
But in your last reply, you explained that the def
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