Alex: I don't want to give the kids boiled chicken for lunch again, but I have to use up this whole hen and these few legs before they go bad.
(1) Doug: You can/could roast a chicken whole or in pieces, you know. (I think "a chicken" means chicken in general here)
(2) Doug: You can/could roast the chicken whole or in pieces, you know. (Here "the chicken" refers to the chicken Alex is talking about)
Q: Are they both equally correct as suggestions? Or only the second sentence sound like a suggestion?
You can/could roast a chicken whole or in pieces, you know
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Re: You can/could roast a chicken whole or in pieces, you know
Yes, both possible...