Winwin2011
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- Aug 4, 2011
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- Interested in Language
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- Hong Kong
- Current Location
- Hong Kong
The following is quoted from a book.
In most resturants, someone will soon come to your table to take your order. To say which dish you want, use ]I'd like... or I'll have...
1. For my starter, I'd like the salad, please.
2. For my main course, I'd like the pasta.
3. For dessert, I'd like ice cream.
4. I'll have the lamb, please.
I have the following questions:
1. Why did the author use the definite article 'the' before salad, pasta and lamb? Is it natural to leave out 'the' in the above sentence?
2. Why didn't the author use 'the' before ice cream?
Thanks.
In most resturants, someone will soon come to your table to take your order. To say which dish you want, use ]I'd like... or I'll have...
1. For my starter, I'd like the salad, please.
2. For my main course, I'd like the pasta.
3. For dessert, I'd like ice cream.
4. I'll have the lamb, please.
I have the following questions:
1. Why did the author use the definite article 'the' before salad, pasta and lamb? Is it natural to leave out 'the' in the above sentence?
2. Why didn't the author use 'the' before ice cream?
Thanks.