which one is correct?

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rabbit is faster than tortoise
A rabbit is faster than a tortoise
The rabbit is faster than the tortoise
 

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Not the first one. The second and third are okay. So is "Rabbits are faster than tortoises."
 

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You could say "rabbit is faster than tortoise" if you are talking about how quickly the meat cooks.
 

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Many thanks

I mean fast in a race or running

Which is faster?
rabbit or tortoise?
a rabbit or a tortoise?
the rabbit or the tortoise?


the problem here is that I don't know if I use "a" or "the"
 

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please please please I need it urgently
 

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rabbit is faster than tortoise
A rabbit is faster than a tortoise
The rabbit is faster than the tortoise

They are all incorrect as they do not end in full stops.

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They are all incorrect as they do not end in full stops.

Rover

Ok if we put the full stop, then which is correct Mr Rover?
 

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I have nothing to add to the earlier replies, sash, except to comment that in my experience, it's usually hares - not rabbits - that race tortoises.

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