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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Use of one indefinite article after another correct?
Hi. Are these correct?
1. His was a message with a bite.
2. His was a speech with a note of urgency.
3. (sort of a definition)
An itinerary is a plan of a trip ...
Sometimes, I tend to make them like these (put the definite article "the" before the first nouns).
1. His was the message with a bite.
2. His was the speech with a note of urgency.
3. (sort of a definition)
An itinerary is the plan of a trip ...
1. His was a message with a bite.
2. His was a speech with a note of urgency.
3. (sort of a definition)
An itinerary is a plan of a trip ...
Sometimes, I tend to make them like these (put the definite article "the" before the first nouns).
1. His was the message with a bite.
2. His was the speech with a note of urgency.
3. (sort of a definition)
An itinerary is the plan of a trip ...
Top answer
This usage is correct.
- This usage is correct.
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Anonymous1. His was a message with a bite.
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1. His was the message with a bite.Both are acceptable. You have to say the one you mean.AnonymousAn itinerary is the plan of a trip ...Definitions typically begin with an indefinite, though this is not an absolute rule.
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Hi,
1. His was a message with a bite.
Suggests that the speaker is thinking there may also have been other messages with a bite.
1. His was the message with a bite.
Suggests the speaker is thinking that there were several messages but only this
1. His was a message with a bite.
Suggests that the speaker is thinking there may also have been other messages with a bite.
1. His was the message with a bite.
Suggests the speaker is thinking that there were several messages but only this
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