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please answer. what is the correct article 'The' or 'An' in this question?

 
 
Reply Tue 27 May, 2014 06:34 am
The Bible is ____ Ancient book of Christians.

i think 'an' should come here because making the repeatation of 'the' is not grammaticaly correct.
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Reply Tue 27 May, 2014 06:43 am
@pambreesh,
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The Bible is ____ Ancient book of Christians.

First and foremost: Ancient isn't supposed to be capitalized in your sentence.

Second: Depending on the meaning of your sentence, you can use either an or the. If you are saying that the bible is THE only ancient text used by the followers of Christianity then the article, the is the appropriate article. If on the other hand, you are claiming that the bible is only one of many books used by the followers of Christianity the the article "an" will cover that implication.

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I think 'an' should come here because making the repetition of 'the' is not grammatically correct.

That notion is incorrect. There is nothing wrong with repeating an article in a sentence. It is neither grammatically incorrect nor awkward.
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