Why it is changed from a man to the man?

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We does often use like this sentence. For example: : Jill is talking to a man. And we can swap object and subject . Then the sentence made like this. For example : The man jill is talking to.

Here is my question. Why does it use the man instead a man?

Ozzourti · Accepted Answer

Carter LeeJill is talking to a man.

This is a compelete sentence.

Carter LeeThe man Jill is talking to.

This is not a complete sentence. You need to add some other information, for example:

The man Jill is talking to is very tall.

The "Jill is talking to" part is referred to as a restrictive relative clause. We use "the" because we are talking about a specific man—the one she is talking to, not the one who is standing on the other side of the street.

Why it is changed from a man to the man?

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