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The Hierophant · 04-19-2004, 06:01 AM

Your answers were NOT wrong, they were just more vague in their identification of the sentence's object. You use the indefinite article 'a' instead of the definite 'the'. But your answers still make sense by basic English language conventions, so you shouldn't have been marked down.
However, if the excercise was to write the sentences using the definite article then you would have been wrong. Was that in fact the case?

ps: in New Zealand we officially recognise 'British' English conventions over 'American'.

[ 04-19-2004, 06:02 AM: Message edited by: The Hierophant ]

04-19-2004, 06:01 AM	#2
The Hierophant Thoth - Egyptian God of Wisdom Join Date: May 10, 2002 Location: Dunedin, New Zealand. Age: 43 Posts: 2,860	Your answers were NOT wrong, they were just more vague in their identification of the sentence's object. You use the indefinite article 'a' instead of the definite 'the'. But your answers still make sense by basic English language conventions, so you shouldn't have been marked down. However, if the excercise was to write the sentences using the definite article then you would have been wrong. Was that in fact the case? ps: in New Zealand we officially recognise 'British' English conventions over 'American'. [ 04-19-2004, 06:02 AM: Message edited by: The Hierophant ] __________________ [img]\"hosted/Hierophant.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /><br />Strewth!