Thursday, August 8, 2019

articles - “the” vs. “a/an” + clauses


Here's the situation: I meet a friend and I tell her about yesterday:




“Hey, John!”
“Hi, Sarah!”
“How was yesterday's trip?”
“It was great. Karl took me to the countryside to show me his new house. It reminded me of the/a house I rented in Oxford.”



“...a house I rented in Oxford.” indicates one of the (multiple) houses I rented in Oxford?
“...the house I rented in Oxford.” indicates I rented only one house in Oxford?




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