Question
1. Write an ending to the story.
[Is 'to the story' an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase?]
2. Write the ending to the story.
[Is 'to the story' an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase? What is the difference between 'an' and 'the' in meaning?]
Answers
Writeacher
In both sentences, the prepositional phrase is closest to "ending," and therefore is an adjective phrase.
There's not much difference between "an" and "the" in these directions. The slight difference I see is that 2 implies that the story has no ending, yet, and the directions are for the student to write it.
There's not much difference between "an" and "the" in these directions. The slight difference I see is that 2 implies that the story has no ending, yet, and the directions are for the student to write it.