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A (an ) or the ?
Determiners |
Articles: |
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Possessives: |
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Other determiners: |
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either, neither |
any, some, no |
much, many; more, most |
little, less, least |
few, fewer, fewest |
what, whatever; which, whichever |
both, half, all |
several |
enough
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When we are talking about one thing in particular, we use
the. When we are talking about one thing in general, we use a or an.the a, an |
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- A little girl ( = any little girl ) and a woman ( = any woman ) were walking in Lincoln Avenue. The little girl ( = the one I have talked about before ) saw a pair of shoes ( = non - definite ) in a shop ( = any shop ). She asked the woman ( = the woman I have mentioned ) if she could buy the shoes ( = the shoes she has seen ) for her. The woman ( = the woman is the one I have mentioned twice ) said: 'I don't think the red shoes ( = the shoes mentioned ) will suit you. Look ! There is a pair of blue shoes ( = another one ) at the back ( = there's only one back ) of the shop-window. ( = the shop-window they were looking at )'
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