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22 Mar 2023
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What's the difference between 'the' and 'a' in this sentence?
- "If I find two other people to go with... It basically becomes [the/a] price of a movie ticket."
What's the difference between 'the' and 'a' in this sentence?
- "If I find two other people to go with... It basically becomes [the/a] price of a movie ticket."
- "If I find two other people to go with... It basically becomes [the/a] price of a movie ticket."
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- English (US)
"A" is not correct here. The construction of the sentence points toward a specific, defined price (even if we don't know the actual number), so you must use the definite article.
Compare with "If I find a discount, this becomes a price I can afford." In this sentence, there are many possible prices I can afford.
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Thank you
If you don't mind, could I ask you one last question?
Is your explanation also applying to this case?
- Please send me *a copy* of the dash cam.
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The construction of the sentence points toward a specific, defined price.
there are many possible prices I can afford.
If you don't mind, could I ask you one last question?
Is your explanation also applying to this case?
- Please send me *a copy* of the dash cam.
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The construction of the sentence points toward a specific, defined price.
there are many possible prices I can afford.
- English (US)
It is possible to make many copies, and all are interchangeable. That being said, you could also use "please send me the copy of the dash cam" and while it suggests that you want a specific copy, that is an unlikely distinction to actually matter.
Some definite/indefinite distinctions are simply logical, and some are strengthened by being part of a common phrase. "The price of a..." is a common phrase, so getting it wrong feels much more grammatically incorrect than if it were just a random string of words.
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