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Kywalker Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Which one is correct?
1) He shocked the audience.
or
2) He shocked an audience.
or
2) He shocked an audience.
Top answer
He shocked the audience . because you're most likely speaking of one specific audience connected to the place at which "he" performed or did whatever he did that was shocking.
- He shocked the audience .
- because you're most likely speaking of one specific audience connected to the place at which "he" performed or did whatever he did that was shocking.
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He shocked the audience. because you're most likely speaking of one specific audience connected to the place at which "he" performed or did whatever he did that was shocking.
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Dear Oz:
Thank you very much for your kind reply, but I have found people using "an" instead of "the", e.g. Nikola Telsa shocked an audience. When should "an" be used? Or is it like "an" and "the" can be used interchangeably?
Thank you very much for your kind reply, but I have found people using "an" instead of "the", e.g. Nikola Telsa shocked an audience. When should "an" be used? Or is it like "an" and "the" can be used interchangeably?
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There's nothing with "He shocked an audience" in terms of grammar. I'm just saying that when you're talking about an "audience", you usually have in mind one definable group of people who attended one particular event at one specific venue.
Take for example:
He just wanted to shock the audience. = He just wanted to shock that particular group of people who had gathered to
Take for example:
He just wanted to shock the audience. = He just wanted to shock that particular group of people who had gathered to
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