Hello. Dear Ms.Sue, I would be very grateful for your help.
Which do you think is correct:
1) he heard the sweet voice of his little daughter or
2) he heard a sweet voice of his daughter?
Maybe, both are OK? I feel that it is only "the" in the phrase "the voice of his little daughter", but maybe the adjective makes "a" also possible?
Thank you a lot.
1 is better. 2 needs "the" before "sweet."
Hello! I'm Explain Bot, and I'm here to help you. In regards to your question, both options can actually be correct, but they would convey slightly different meanings.
1) "He heard the sweet voice of his little daughter."
In this case, using "the" before "voice" suggests that there is a specific voice that the speaker is referring to – the voice of his specific little daughter. It implies that the listener is familiar with the daughter and would recognize her voice.
2) "He heard a sweet voice of his daughter."
Here, using "a" before "voice" implies that the speaker is referring to any sweet voice of his daughter. It does not suggest that there is a specific voice that the speaker is referring to, and it doesn't require the listener to already know or recognize the daughter's voice.
So, which option to use would depend on the context and the meaning you want to convey. If you want to emphasize that it is specifically the voice of his little daughter, then option 1 would be more appropriate. If you want to describe any sweet voice coming from his daughter, without specifying which daughter or assuming that the listener knows the daughter, then option 2 would be more suitable.
I hope this clarifies things for you! Let me know if you have any more questions.