A Day in the Life

a Determinative

— A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type. Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".

a Noun

— A is the first letter of the alphabet. The letter "a" comes before "b". — In some schools, an A is a very high grade. Ron got an A on his earth science test.

day Noun

— A day is a measure of time. — 24 hours — Seven days make one week — The time between midnight and the following midnight (or between sunset and sunset in Jewish reckoning) — The time between sunrise and sunset, when it is daylight — The part of a day spent at work or school He spent two days at work means that on two days he went to work; he did not spend 48 hours at work.

in Preposition

— Used to show that something is inside something else. The cat is in the box. — Used to show that someone is at home, or is available. Is John in? The Doctor is now in. — Used to show movement towards the inside. The rain came in through the window.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

life Noun

— Life is what makes a person, animal or plant grow and function. s want to learn if there is life on other planets. — Life is the time when people, animals or plants grow and exist before they die. Your life is the time that you live. The life of an ant is not as long as the life of a human. The lives of great men and women are very interesting. He never left his home town in his life. — The state of something being in existence. We brought the company back to life, after it had be closed for 5 years.