AlexAD
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- Feb 7, 2011
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- Russian
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- Belarus
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Hi, there.
I'm confused with some rules about articles where one of the rules says "we use a/an article to denote a class of objects, for example: When I write, I always use a pen" and the another one says "we use the to talk about a type of animal, machine, etc. an there they give us an example:
The giraffe is the tallest of all animals.
As to my point of view both of the examples denote a class of objects, isn't it?
Let me see you an another example:
You enter the house by the street door.
Can I just say
You enter a house by the street door?
Thanks in advance.
I'm confused with some rules about articles where one of the rules says "we use a/an article to denote a class of objects, for example: When I write, I always use a pen" and the another one says "we use the to talk about a type of animal, machine, etc. an there they give us an example:
The giraffe is the tallest of all animals.
As to my point of view both of the examples denote a class of objects, isn't it?
Let me see you an another example:
You enter the house by the street door.
Can I just say
You enter a house by the street door?
Thanks in advance.
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