Saturday, January 9, 2016

sentence meaning - Why is the definite article used in "I live in the city"?



Where do you live? -- I live in the city.



THE is used when talking about something which is already known to the listener or which has been previously mentioned, introduced, or discussed. But, the specific city where the speaker lives was not mentioned yet.


So, why is it used in this sentence?





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