Sunday 9 June 2013

Re: [wanabidii] English Grammar

Very true Mussa, very true.

The first one could easily mean that you were in a conference full of Chiefs and you spoke to one of them at random.

The second one means you spoke to a very specific Chief whose name you probably know.

The thing with these 2 sentences is that you use A  or THE depending on the context of the story. If the story is talking about President Obama or President Kagame, for example,then you use THE. But if the story is talking about presidents in general then you use A.

Courage


On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 2:53 AM, <kimdr53@gmail.com> wrote:
The first one means any chief in that area, But the second one means the particular chief and not any chief! I guess am wright!
Idriss Mussa
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From: Maurice Oduor <mauricejoduor@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2013 20:36:16 -0400
To: Progressive Kenyans<progressive-kenyans@googlegroups.com>
Subject: [wanabidii] English Grammar

Lately, I've been noticing some common mistakes in Kenyan newspapers and I simply can not resist sharing them here with you. These are things that used to cause me a lot headaches all through Primary and Secondary schools.

What's the difference between these 2 sentences?  Please explain.

I asked a Chief to arrest the people who were encroaching on my land.

I asked the Chief to arrest the people who were encroaching on my land.

For most people, especially with university education, this should not be a problem. But some of our print journalists have been using a and the interchangeably, I guess, without thinking about then keenly.

Courage


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