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An apple is red
An apple is red.
Apple is red.
which one is gramatically correct? or which one sounds more natural?
2014年8月26日 17:58
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An apple is red.
A singular, countable noun is always preceded by an article (a, an, the).
2014年8月26日
2
Depends of what you mean.
'An apple is red': you are speaking about some apple you never mentioned before.
Example: If an apple is red, it is likely to be sweet.
'The apple is red': you are speaking about some apple you have already mentioned.
Example: There is an apple on the table. The apple is red.
'Apple is red' does not make any sense to me.
2014年8月26日
1. Apples are red. = all apples
2. The apple is red. = a. A particular apple which we know about / b. An archetypal apple is red.
3. An apple is red. = One of any of the many apples you choose is red.
It seems to me that only 2a is factually correct. Many apples are green, after all.
2014年8月26日
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