Abhish
Member
- Joined
- Aug 21, 2012
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Hindi
- Home Country
- India
- Current Location
- India
Good Morning,
I have a doubt.There are two sentences
1 A cow is a useful animal.
2 A cow is a useful animal for the farmers of India.
3 The cow is a useful animal.
My teacher told me that first one and second one is correct but I have gone through many English sites online and according to them,the third one is correct.
I have even found many matching sentences
the wolf is not really a dangerous animal or wolves are not really a dangerous animal.Here,the wolf represents the class.
But,in a grammar book by Martin Hewings,I found that when we define something,we generally use a/an.But in the 1 and 2 sentences,we are not defining something.
4 Cow is an animal.
Here,we are defining cow that is it is an animal.
Can you please explain which of the sentences are right and tell me the logic/rule behind it.
Thanks
I have a doubt.There are two sentences
1 A cow is a useful animal.
2 A cow is a useful animal for the farmers of India.
3 The cow is a useful animal.
My teacher told me that first one and second one is correct but I have gone through many English sites online and according to them,the third one is correct.
I have even found many matching sentences
the wolf is not really a dangerous animal or wolves are not really a dangerous animal.Here,the wolf represents the class.
But,in a grammar book by Martin Hewings,I found that when we define something,we generally use a/an.But in the 1 and 2 sentences,we are not defining something.
4 Cow is an animal.
Here,we are defining cow that is it is an animal.
Can you please explain which of the sentences are right and tell me the logic/rule behind it.
Thanks