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21 Feb 2021
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Can you please tell me why you use “[a] pre-screening“ in this sentence?
I'm always confused about whether to use [a] or [the].
I went to a pre-screening of the new 007 film.
Can you please tell me why you use “[a] pre-screening“ in this sentence?
I'm always confused about whether to use [a] or [the].
I went to a pre-screening of the new 007 film.
I'm always confused about whether to use [a] or [the].
I went to a pre-screening of the new 007 film.
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@nipooo i found this which may help you understand which one to use. It explains it it well. Hopefully you can understand. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/gram...
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@nipooo in this example, using “a” or “the” would be acceptable
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@Igniz thanks a lot! So I can use both “a” and “the”, right? How do I know which one to use?
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@nipooo i found this which may help you understand which one to use. It explains it it well. Hopefully you can understand. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/gram...
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