Sunday, September 8, 2013

articles - An Apple Is Green




Which one is correct?






  • An apple is green.

  • Apple is green.

  • The apple is green.




Please describe for me.


Answer




An apple is green.



This is correct when you are talking about a member of a group, something general, for example, fruit. An orange is orange, but an apple is green. A/an is an indefinite article.



Apple is green. This is an unusual sentence, but it could be true if apple is the name of a green child (think Gweneth Paltrow), or you are referring to the color apple. (There is a color called 'apple green'.)



The apple is green.



This is correct when you are referring to a specific apple, the apple you are talking about. The is a definite article; it refers to a particular.





A man and a woman were walking in Oxford Street. The woman saw a dress that she liked in a shop. She asked the man if he could buy the dress for her. He said: "Do you think the shop will accept a cheque? I don't have a credit card."




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