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river1974
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 Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 6:18 pm Post subject: article |
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Dear teachers:
(a)Roses are beautiful.
(b)The rose is beautiful.
(c)A rose is beautiful.
Which one is most commonly used? I think (b) somehow implies a particular rose rather than all roses, but I am used to it in writing. Please show me your opinions.
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tri
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 3:01 am Post subject: roses |
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Yes, that's right. If you refer to roses in general, you don's use any article. Roses are beautiful. It�s a general statement or observation.
The rose is beautiful means that a particular rose is beautiful. The rose I was given was so beautiful.
There is a beautiful rose in the vase. (There is some beautiful rose in the vase) |
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river1974
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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