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Both sentences are grammatically correct, but they have slightly different meanings. "The dog ran quickly" refers to a specific dog that ran quickly, while "A dog ran quickly" refers to any dog that ran quickly. The use of "the" implies specificity, while the use of "a" implies generality.

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The dog ran?

It means the dog ran in the past


When to use quick or quickly?

Quick is an adjective. Quickly is an adverb. So you have to ask yourself what is quick? A verb or a noun? If the noun is quick, use quick. If a verb is being done quickly, then use quickly. For example: The quick dog ran. The dog is being described as quick. (dog=noun) or The dog ran quickly. The running is being done quickly. (run=verb)


Can you say he run quick?

The correct verses will be: (1) he ran quickly and/or (2) he runs quickly.


How is the sentence dog ran down the street ungrammatical?

Dog should have a capital D Dog ran down the street -- this is correct if 'Dog' is somebody's name or some animals name. If 'Dog' is not a name then you should have 'the' before dog. The dog ran down the street


Which sentence begins with a prepositional phrase?

The dog ran quickly through the park.


What does scampered mean?

ran lightly and quickly


Is it correct to say He ran fastly?

No fastly is not a word. Fast is an adverb so you can say: He ran fast.


Which words make up the adverb phrase in this sentence The bees returned to their hive?

I would say "returned" as it means your doing something, get it? "The dog ran quickly to claim his prize" The adverb phrase would either be, 1: Ran quickly 2: Ran 3: Quickly whatever the question is asking.


What will you say when a dog ran?

dog ran!


What part of speech is ran very quickly?

The phrase "ran very quickly" consists of a verb ("ran") and an adverb ("very quickly").


What is same part of speech words?

I'm not sure if I understand the question completely, but if you are asking for the correct part of speech for the word "same", it is normally used as an adjective. "the same thing" "the boots are the same"


Which is correct is ran or is run?

"Is run" is correct. "Is ran" is not grammatically correct.