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Snappy Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
"This is a/the * that"
I think it is okay to say, "This is a box of chocolates that I bought for you."
I don't have to say, "This is the box of chocolates that I bought for you," if the person I am talking to does not know that I bought it.
Then, how about the following case?
"This is a best seller that I bought yesterday."
Is this sentence possible in either of the following cases?
1. I bought more than one best sellers, and it is one of them.
2. I bought only one best seller, and I am telling the person that it is a best seller and I bought it yesterday.
Is it possible to say, "This is a book that I bought yesterday," if I bought only one book and the person I am talking to does not know anything about it?
I don't have to say, "This is the box of chocolates that I bought for you," if the person I am talking to does not know that I bought it.
Then, how about the following case?
"This is a best seller that I bought yesterday."
Is this sentence possible in either of the following cases?
1. I bought more than one best sellers, and it is one of them.
2. I bought only one best seller, and I am telling the person that it is a best seller and I bought it yesterday.
Is it possible to say, "This is a book that I bought yesterday," if I bought only one book and the person I am talking to does not know anything about it?
Top answer
Hi Snappy; Snappy Is it possible to say, "This is a book that I bought yesterday," if I bought only one book and the person I am talking to does not know anything about it? Yes, that is what I would say. " If I had never mentioned it bofore, I would show them the book and say.
- Hi Snappy; Snappy Is it possible to say, "This is a book that I bought yesterday," if I bought only one book and the person I am talking to does not know anything about it?
- Yes, that is what I would say.
- " If I had never mentioned it bofore, I would show them the book and say.
- "
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Hi Snappy;
If I had told my friend on the phone that I had bought a book, then when I see them later I say "This is the book I bought - the one I was tel
SnappyIs it possible to say, "This is a book that I bought yesterday," if I bought only one book and the person I am talking to does not know anything about it?Yes, that is what I would say.
If I had told my friend on the phone that I had bought a book, then when I see them later I say "This is the book I bought - the one I was tel
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