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A total of or the total of?
Hi! I wonder which one should be used in this case in which "a total of" is already used once as follows:
Example:
A total of 5 cats are in her house. And [a total of / the total of] 10 dogs are in his house.
Because "a total of" is used first, should it be "the total of" or still "a total of"?
Thank you so much!
2014年3月31日 03:00
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You would say "a total of 10 dogs".
It is a different total (the first is cats, the second is dogs), so you wouldn't be referring to the same total if you used "the total".
2014年3月31日
I would phrase it like this:
A total of 5 cats are in her house, and 10 in his house.
2014年3月31日
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