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19216801 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
When Using "a" and "The" Before some names ?
Hello Everyone
it was Interesting to me to know when we should Use "a" and "The" Before Names ?
like :
a man , the man
"a friend of a man"
"the friend of the man"
or "a friend of the man" or Reverse of it
please completely Explain it not short.
on other hand is it Selecting or it's a Grammar ?
Thanks
it was Interesting to me to know when we should Use "a" and "The" Before Names ?
like :
a man , the man
"a friend of a man"
"the friend of the man"
or "a friend of the man" or Reverse of it
please completely Explain it not short.
on other hand is it Selecting or it's a Grammar ?
Thanks
Top answer
Hi, Begin by considering these very simple examples. You say to me 'I met a man'. I understand from this that you do not expect me to know anything about this man.
- Hi, Begin by considering these very simple examples.
- You say to me 'I met a man'.
- I understand from this that you do not expect me to know anything about this man.
- It's the first time you have mentioned him.
- You say to me 'I met the man'.
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Hi,
Begin by considering these very simple examples.
You say to me 'I met a man'.
I understand from this that you do not expect me to know anything about this man. It's the first time you have mentioned him.
Begin by considering these very simple examples.
You say to me 'I met a man'.
I understand from this that you do not expect me to know anything about this man. It's the first time you have mentioned him.
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Complete Explanation
Use 'a/an' when the noun (not 'name') is first mentioned or is any of a group of similar things.
Use 'the' when the noun (not 'name') has been mentioned previously, is a unique item, or is a specific or specified individual of a group of items.
a friend of a man -- any of several friends of some unspecified man
Use 'a/an' when the noun (not 'name') is first mentioned or is any of a group of similar things.
Use 'the' when the noun (not 'name') has been mentioned previously, is a unique item, or is a specific or specified individual of a group of items.
a friend of a man -- any of several friends of some unspecified man
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