Kotfor
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The article THE can generalize things, right?
The rose is a flower I like. = Roses are flowers I like
The rose encompasses all the roses in the world. However, in a test I came across
___ nickel is a ten-cent coin. (the rigth answer is - A)
I wonder, is THE not acceptable?
A nickel is a ten-cent coin. = any nickel is a ten-cent coin.
Any means All thus
The nickel is a ten-cent coin.
It's seems to me like A and THE are possible, right? What do you think about it?
The rose is a flower I like. = Roses are flowers I like
The rose encompasses all the roses in the world. However, in a test I came across
___ nickel is a ten-cent coin. (the rigth answer is - A)
I wonder, is THE not acceptable?
A nickel is a ten-cent coin. = any nickel is a ten-cent coin.
Any means All thus
The nickel is a ten-cent coin.
It's seems to me like A and THE are possible, right? What do you think about it?