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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

When to use "a" or "the"?

Could someone please explain when to use a/an and the? I always get confuse... Thank you in advance.
  

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Try googling the English article system. Or write a couple of sentences containing articles and then we'll check them for you.
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Anonymouswhen to use a/an and the?
That's too big a subject to cover thoroughly in a forum post, but here are a few points to keep in mind.

Use "the" when you have a specific entity in mind. The use of "the" is the speaker's way of saying that we don't have to ask "which?" Everyone knows which one already.

Use "a/an" when you don't have a s

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