"The" or "a" in this sentence?
In the sentence: "There are two women, who are sitting on ... bench". Should be there "the bench" or "a bench"? And why?I'm asking because in online translator is "the bench", but I'm not sure.

Question

"The" or "a" in this sentence?
In the sentence: "There are two women, who are sitting on ... bench". Should be there "the bench" or "a bench"? And why?I'm asking because in online translator is "the bench", but I'm not sure.

Answer

It is:

"a" if you are not talking about a specific bench, just describing them sitting on a bench in general.

"the" if you are referring to a specific bench

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Dark Panther is right!

"the " is used to describe specific or determined things while "a" is for unspecific things.

if you're referring for a specific bench at the park for instance, you shoould use "the":

"the women are sitting on the (rusty) bench at the park."

:)

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