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June1989 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

What article is needed here & why?

You should be able to buy that scrub at a pharmacy.

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You should be able to buy that scrub at the pharmacy. I bought mine at Walgreens. What article is used here and why? thankls.
  

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You should be able to buy that scrub at a pharmacy. Or You should be able to buy that scrub at the pharmacy. I bought mine at Walgreens.

  • You should be able to buy that scrub at a pharmacy.
  • Or You should be able to buy that scrub at the pharmacy.
  • I bought mine at Walgreens.
  • What article is used here and why?
  • thank l s.
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You should be able to buy that scrub at a pharmacy.
Or
You should be able to buy that scrub at the pharmacy. I bought mine at Walgreens. What article is used here and why? thankls.

Either is correct but they mean different things. "At a pharmacy" means any pharmacy whatsoever. "At the pharmacy" means at a particular pharmacy.

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