its about the articles(a or an and the).
for example, when you are with someone, you say " can you see THE bird on the tree?" or " can you see A bird on the tree?"
what is the difference between these sentences?
2007-02-19 20:16:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Studying Abroad
'The' bird is a specific bird; you know it's there and you're asking if the other person can see it.
'A' bird implies that you don't know whether there's a bird there or not; you're just generally asking whether they can see any bird at all in the tree.
Hope this helps!
2007-02-19 21:20:21 · answer #1 · answered by Marzipan 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would think "the" is used when you're pointing the bird out to someone. "A" would be used if you were looking for one to even be there. Or in a sentence like, "Can you see A bird in A tree (somewhere)?".
2007-02-20 04:21:12 · answer #2 · answered by Aspergirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"the" refers to a specific bird you are asking about...
"a" refers to seeing any birds on the tree...
2007-02-20 04:20:41 · answer #3 · answered by Michael G 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Article "a" signifies a singular subject.
2007-02-20 04:20:02 · answer #4 · answered by exo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋