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Thu 14 Dec, 2017 05:16 pm
Which one is the correct? a/an or the
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Dallas Museum of Art, Sept. 8-Dec. 1, 1996
Catalog of the exhibition held at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Nov. 18, 2012-Feb. 25, 2013
@Poppy 3,
They both can be.
'A' (or an, if it's used in front of a sentence) is an indefinite article. It usually refers to a nonspecific specimen of a bigger list of similar things. Germany is a country. Dogs are a kind of pet. Pink is a color.
'The' is a definite article. It refers to a specific item in a bigger list of similar things. France is the country where I used to work. The first pet I ever had was named Happy. The prettiest color is green.
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