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Poll: As Coronavirus Spreads, Fewer Americans See Pandemic As A Real Threat
Sample sentence:
In February, a little more than a quarter of U.S. adults believed the coronavirus was being blown out of proportion. Now, that number has risen to nearly 40% of respondents. Pollsters found that both shifts are largely driven by changes in opinion by Republicans. For instance, 72% of Republicans saw the coronavirus as a real threat in early February, but that figure has now plummeted to 40% of Republicans now believing the deadly virus is a serious menace. And <a><the> majority of Republicans — 54% — now say the response to the coronavirus is overblown, a significant jump from last month, when about 23% of Republicans held that view.
Question:
The indefinite article "a" is used in the original. Would the sentence be correct if the definite article "the" was used instead?
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JJXR
Thanks for reading my post.
Source:
Poll: As Coronavirus Spreads, Fewer Americans See Pandemic As A Real Threat
Sample sentence:
In February, a little more than a quarter of U.S. adults believed the coronavirus was being blown out of proportion. Now, that number has risen to nearly 40% of respondents. Pollsters found that both shifts are largely driven by changes in opinion by Republicans. For instance, 72% of Republicans saw the coronavirus as a real threat in early February, but that figure has now plummeted to 40% of Republicans now believing the deadly virus is a serious menace. And <a><the> majority of Republicans — 54% — now say the response to the coronavirus is overblown, a significant jump from last month, when about 23% of Republicans held that view.
Question:
The indefinite article "a" is used in the original. Would the sentence be correct if the definite article "the" was used instead?
Thanks a lot for any comments, corrections or suggestions!
Regards,
JJXR
