Kook j Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Definite article for generalization
Hi.
I need a help for this usage of the definite article.
the
4 used to refer to a thing in general rather than a particular example
Please check the sentences below and my intentions in the brackets:
He's one of the child of deaf. (He's a deaf child.)
Can you keep the secret? (Do you have the ability to keep a secret?)
Thank you very much in advance.
I need a help for this usage of the definite article.
the
4 used to refer to a thing in general rather than a particular example
Please check the sentences below and my intentions in the brackets:
He's one of the child of deaf. (He's a deaf child.)
Can you keep the secret? (Do you have the ability to keep a secret?)
Thank you very much in advance.
Top answer
kook j He's one of the child of deaf. ) No, this won't be correct. In western society, it is considered extremely insulting or demeaning to refer to some as deaf.
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kook jHe's one of the child of deaf. (He's a deaf child.)No, this won't be correct. In western society, it is considered extremely insulting or demeaning to refer to some as deaf.
Say this: He is one of the children with hearing disability/ impairment.
kook jCan you keep the secret? (Do you have the ability to keep a secret?)
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Hi,
I think perhaps you mean
eg The elephant is the largest land animal in the world.
This is a general statement about all elephants.
eg The deaf child is faced with many problems in life.
I think perhaps you mean
eg The elephant is the largest land animal in the world.
This is a general statement about all elephants.
eg The deaf child is faced with many problems in life.
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Clive said "the largest L A N D animal." Last I checked, whales lived in the sea.
And it's whale, not wale.
And it's whale, not wale.
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