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​I eat a banana every day - I like bananas (in general)

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I eat rice every day - I like rice

Kate likes to listen to music - There's sand in my shoes​

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​Tim sat down on a chair. (maybe one of many chairs in the room)

​Tim sat down on the chair nearest the door. (a specific chair)

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​We use a/an when we say what kind of thing or person we mean. Compare: We stayed at a very cheap hotel. (a type of hotel) The hotel where we stayed was very cheap. (a specific hotel)

​in a room we talk about

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the light / the floor / the ceiling / the door / the carpet

​We also say

(go to) the bank / the post office, the dentist,the doctor