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[sabrinak]

Hello!!!

Could you tell me the exact meaning of the following:

In the final seconds of the 1982 college championship game, he made an amazing shot.

Here "made an amazing shot" means "made a score or score a point"? Or it could be just a "nice try"?


Thank you for your help.

[Lorikeet]

He made an amazing shot means he shot the ball (toward the basket, if basketball, for example) and although it looked impossible, the ball went in and he scored the points.

[sabrinak]

Hello,


Recently I came across the following sentence:

"I'm not a shepherd. I'm the son of Zeus."


I wonder why the writer used "the son", not 'a son.'

Could you explain how those two are different in meaning?

I'm the son of Zeus.

I'm a son of Zeus.


Thanks a million.

[Philo Kevetch]

Hello Sabrina K. -

'a' ....would make it sound as though he was one of any number of sons of Zeus -

using 'the' makes him sound more unique... like 'the one and only'

..don't you think so?

What are you reading? Philo

[sabrinak]

Thank you for answering my question.


I'm reading simplified version for children.

Apollo said that sentence to Daphne.


Thanks.