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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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where we can use "the" & where "a" ?
  

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Hi, I usually tell beginners that, broadly speaking, they should use 'a' the first time they mention something, and after that use 'the'. eg I bought a car today. The care is red.

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Hi,



I usually tell beginners that, broadly speaking, they should use 'a' the first time they mention something, and after that use 'the'.



eg I bought a car today. The care is red. The car is very fast. I like the car.



eg A new student came to our class today. The student is Indian.



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