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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Transportation fee (article)
Hello Teachers,
This comes from a text written in America:
Transportation fee - this is a fee that is charged by the carrier for serving the customer.
Neither the carrier nor the customer has been mentioned. Why 'the carrier/customer'?
My English tutor says:
1. Since there is a transportation fee mentioned, in the absence of any prior context/mention, the context can be assumed to be there, with a specific carrier and customer. So 'the carrier/customer' is appropriate and correct.
But he says 'a carrier/a customer' is correct as well. It's up to me.
I am not sure if I explained what he said well. Does that make sense to you?
This comes from a text written in America:
Transportation fee - this is a fee that is charged by the carrier for serving the customer.
Neither the carrier nor the customer has been mentioned. Why 'the carrier/customer'?
My English tutor says:
1. Since there is a transportation fee mentioned, in the absence of any prior context/mention, the context can be assumed to be there, with a specific carrier and customer. So 'the carrier/customer' is appropriate and correct.
But he says 'a carrier/a customer' is correct as well. It's up to me.
I am not sure if I explained what he said well. Does that make sense to you?
Top answer
Anonymous Does that make sense to you? Yes. You have a good tutor.
- Anonymous Does that make sense to you?
- Yes.
- You have a good tutor.
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AnonymousDoes that make sense to you?Yes.
You have a good tutor.
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AlpheccaStars AnonymousDoes that make sense to you? Yes.You have a good tutor.Thank you very much for responding and for your kind comment, AlpheccaStars. I like him, too!
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