Question
1. A coin sinks in water.
2. The coin sinks in water.
3. Coins sink in water.
4. Any coin sinks in water.
5. All coins sink in water.
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Thank you for your help.
One more similar question.
Are the sentences all in generic use?
Does #2 sentence mean the specific coin or a/the coin in general?
2. The coin sinks in water.
3. Coins sink in water.
4. Any coin sinks in water.
5. All coins sink in water.
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Thank you for your help.
One more similar question.
Are the sentences all in generic use?
Does #2 sentence mean the specific coin or a/the coin in general?
Answers
Writeacher
In this set, #2 refers to a particular coin. All the others refer to coins in general.