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Grammar and Linguistics > defining and none defining articles
defining and none defining articles
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KHAWLA ALZIOD
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defining and none defining articles
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Hello everyone , Could anyone help me in commenting on the following :
I know that using a relative pronoun contributes in defining the noun .
That is the man who helped me .
But could you please tell about the following .These sentences seem to be confusing .
Which one is more correct ?
At the weekend I wrote a letter to a relative who lives abroad .
At the weekend I wrote a letter to the relative who lives abroad .
Thanks .
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4 Mar 2013
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florimago
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In my opinion both are correct but with a slight difference in meaning : In the first one, there are some relatives living abroad In the second one, there�s only one relative living abroad Hope it helps. Have a nice day Flori |
4 Mar 2013
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titine69
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I understand the sentences like this. sentence 1:I wrote a letter to a relative:one of my relatives(some of them live abroad)sentence 2:I wrote a letter to the relative:the only one of your relatives who lives abroad. Could native speakers help us more? |
4 Mar 2013
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FrauSue
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I agree with titine! However, it feels odd to refer to a relative as "the relative" - if you really only have one relative who lives abroad, I would be more specific. I wrote a letter to my uncle, who lives abroad. |
13 Mar 2013
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