toloue_man
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I think the book is wrong. A generalization using the article would read as follows:
The European swallow is migratory.
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I don't think second sentence in any of the above "one unit of a class" is generalization.
Regarding "one unit of a class", I think the book is wrong, or at least confusing. It merits ignoring. Taking the last few lines, "Furniture from Denmark is very attractive" is a generalisation. "The furniture from Denmark ..." is a generalisation of a different sort, since it implies that all the items are of comparatively equal attractiveness. On the other hand, "The chair over there ..." is not a generalisation. It's the opposite, since it specifies which chair you are referring to.Do you all agree with the above sentence?
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