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'A' or 'The': 'A long time ago two friends were passing through a forest.'



 
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'A' or 'The': 'A long time ago two friends were passing through a forest.' #1 (permalink) Sat Sep 01, 2007 20:33 pm   'A' or 'The': 'A long time ago two friends were passing through a forest.'
 

Hi

A teacher narrates this story to his students. The story with with the following line. Could you please tell me if it should be "a forest" or "the forest"?

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'A long time ago two friends were passing through a/ the forest.'

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'A' or 'The': 'A long time ago two friends were passing through a forest.' #2 (permalink) Sat Sep 01, 2007 23:22 pm   'A' or 'The': 'A long time ago two friends were passing through a forest.'
 

Hi Tom

You should use 'the' only if which specific forest has already been mentioned or if the listener/reader can be expected to know somehow which forest you're referring to.
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