CarloSsS
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Hello everybody.
I've just taken a CAE test in which you're supposed to rephrase sentences using a given word. The sentence to rephrase was this:
And the word you're to used in the rephrased statement is:
on
I changed the sentence as follows:
The test key says that there has got to be a definite article instead of the definite I used. However, I don't see anything wrong with using a as there is no previous mention of the recommendation, so it's a new information and therefore a should be used.
My question is, is the definite article necessary (if so, why?) or is the indefinite one also possible, or perhaps both are correct?
I've just taken a CAE test in which you're supposed to rephrase sentences using a given word. The sentence to rephrase was this:
Code:
We went to that restaurant because a friend recommended it.
on
I changed the sentence as follows:
Code:
We went to that restaurant on [B]A[/B] recommendation of a friend.
My question is, is the definite article necessary (if so, why?) or is the indefinite one also possible, or perhaps both are correct?