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'the' as pronound

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Futurehuman11  #475885  Tue, 12 Feb 08 03:17 AM
Say that one has the choice between taking a car or a stack of money.  Would it be correct to say, "I'll take the car."  Or would one have to say, "I'll take that car." 

Can 'the' ever be used as a pronoun?
  
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Yankee  #475891  Tue, 12 Feb 08 03:29 AM
In the context given, I think most people would say "I'll take the car". 
The word 'that' could possibly be used, but 'that' sounds like you're pointing to a specific car in a group of cars. So 'that car' might be used to mean "that car there and not those other cars".

I cannot think of any way to use 'the' as a pronoun.

  
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