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Layla1234 Posted 14 years ago
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The/An advertisement
Which version is correct in the example below>
I am writing in connection with an/the advertisement for your English course that I found in the Daily Telegraph from 23March 2012.
Thanks in advance
layla
I am writing in connection with an/the advertisement for your English course that I found in the Daily Telegraph from 23March 2012.
Thanks in advance
layla
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Use AN in the first sentence, but after the first mention, use THE to refer to the advertisement. The difference between THE and AN lies in whether you want to be SPECIFIC about the advertisement. If you do, use THE.
- Use AN in the first sentence, but after the first mention, use THE to refer to the advertisement.
- The difference between THE and AN lies in whether you want to be SPECIFIC about the advertisement.
- If you do, use THE.
- THE is called the DEFINITE ARTICLE because it means you are being SPECIFIC, or DEFINITE, about WHICH advertisement you're referring to.
- "AN advertisement" could be ANY advertisement, rather than a SPECIFIC one, because AN is the INDEFINITE article.
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Use AN in the first sentence, but after the first mention, use THE to refer to the advertisement.
The difference between THE and AN lies in whether you want to be SPECIFIC about the advertisement. If you do, use THE. THE is called the DEFINITE ARTICLE because it means you are being SPECIFIC, or DEFINITE, about WHICH advertisement you're referring to.
"AN advertisement" could be ANY ad
The difference between THE and AN lies in whether you want to be SPECIFIC about the advertisement. If you do, use THE. THE is called the DEFINITE ARTICLE because it means you are being SPECIFIC, or DEFINITE, about WHICH advertisement you're referring to.
"AN advertisement" could be ANY ad
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