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kvetka
Czech Republic

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Which sentence is correct? A DOCTOR WORKS IN A HOSPITAL. or THE DOCTOR WORKS IN A HOSPITAL? (I mean doctors in general.) Thanks for your help.

2 Aug 2014      





redcamarocruiser
United States

A DOCTOR WORKS IN A HOSPITAL
or
Doctors work in hospitals.

"The doctor" means a particular doctor.

2 Aug 2014     



rilum
Uruguay


DOCTORS WORK IN HOSPITALS.     GENERAL MEANING.

THE DOCTOR- MEANS YOU WERE PREVIOUSLY TALKING ABOUT A DOCTOR IN PARTICULAR.

2 Aug 2014     



redcamarocruiser
United States

On a work sheet on professions  you could say a doctor works in a hospital, a teacher works in a school, a secretary works in an office etc. 

or you could say doctors work in hospitals, but usually when defining where  a professional works, we use the singular (a doctor works in a hospital).

3 Aug 2014