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What's the difference? the or a?
I will introduce you to the/a woman whose sister is a singer.
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You would use the if the woman has already been mentioned to the listener, and so he has an idea of who the woman is; the woman he was told about earlier. You would use a if the listener has not been told about the woman, and so knows nothing about her yet.
- You would use the if the woman has already been mentioned to the listener, and so he has an idea of who the woman is; the woman he was told about earlier.
- You would use a if the listener has not been told about the woman, and so knows nothing about her yet.
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You would use the if the woman has already been mentioned to the listener, and so he has an idea of who the woman is; the woman he was told about earlier.
You would use a if the listener has not been told about the woman, and so knows nothing about her yet.
You would use a if the listener has not been told about the woman, and so knows nothing about her yet.
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