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Shazlydays Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

What's the difference ?

Hi there what's the difference between a boy or boy without putting a letter.
  

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Hello, shazlydays—and welcome to English forums. I cannot think of a situation in which you could use 'boy' without 'a' or 'the'.

  • Hello, shazlydays—and welcome to English forums.
  • I cannot think of a situation in which you could use 'boy' without 'a' or 'the'.
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Hello, shazlydays—and welcome to English forums. I cannot think of a situation in which you could use 'boy' without 'a' or 'the'.
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Hi,

In the vast majority of cases, the word—or rather, the noun—boy is preceded by either the indefinite

article (a or an) or the definite article (the).

For example: He is just a boy. Look! The boy is going to fall. There's a boy waiting to see you.

But it can also be preceded by other words:

For example:

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