Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
an/a/the
Hello,
1.An owl is sitting in the tree.
2. It is -------- baby owl. (a)
3. -------- baby owl is small. (the)
In (1,2,3), I have to fill in with an article. My choices are in the bracket.
My doubt is , why we cannot use the article "the" in (2) , as it (Owl) has already been introduced in the line(1) for example
An old man is walking with a little boy. The old man is the boys's grandfather.
Please help me.
1.An owl is sitting in the tree.
2. It is -------- baby owl. (a)
3. -------- baby owl is small. (the)
In (1,2,3), I have to fill in with an article. My choices are in the bracket.
My doubt is , why we cannot use the article "the" in (2) , as it (Owl) has already been introduced in the line(1) for example
An old man is walking with a little boy. The old man is the boys's grandfather.
Please help me.
Top answer
An owl is sitting in the tree. 2. It is -------- baby owl.
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Hi,
1.An owl is sitting in the tree.
2. It is -------- baby owl. (a)
3. -------- baby owl is small. (the)
My doubt is , why we cannot use the article "the" in (2) , as it (Owl) has already been introduced in the line(1) I'd say it's because the
1.An owl is sitting in the tree.
2. It is -------- baby owl. (a)
3. -------- baby owl is small. (the)
My doubt is , why we cannot use the article "the" in (2) , as it (Owl) has already been introduced in the line(1) I'd say it's because the
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