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Anglista2008 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
3 sentences & 3 questions
Howdy,
1. Should I use definite articles in this sentence? Why/why not?
(The) prophets of doom have always accompanied humanity in its peregrination through (the) ages.
2. a) Should I rather say were or are in the first part of the sentence?
b) Should I use a definite article in front of human corpse(s) ?
c) Should I say human corpse or corpse-S ? Is corpse a countable or an uncountable noun?
All of a sudden we were/are able to bury the world under a thick layer of dust and rubble and strew it with charred remains of (the) human corpse(s).
3. Should I put th after the numbers or not?
The invention of the atomic bomb and later the hydrogen bomb, and the use of the former in the bombings of August 6(th) and 9(th), 1945 on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were, arguably, besides the Holocaust, the most profound and fraught with consequences events in the history of human warfare.
If you spot any mistakes in these sentences aside from my doubts I'm asking about, please let me know...
Cheers!
1. Should I use definite articles in this sentence? Why/why not?
(The) prophets of doom have always accompanied humanity in its peregrination through (the) ages.
2. a) Should I rather say were or are in the first part of the sentence?
b) Should I use a definite article in front of human corpse(s) ?
c) Should I say human corpse or corpse-S ? Is corpse a countable or an uncountable noun?
All of a sudden we were/are able to bury the world under a thick layer of dust and rubble and strew it with charred remains of (the) human corpse(s).
3. Should I put th after the numbers or not?
The invention of the atomic bomb and later the hydrogen bomb, and the use of the former in the bombings of August 6(th) and 9(th), 1945 on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were, arguably, besides the Holocaust, the most profound and fraught with consequences events in the history of human warfare.
If you spot any mistakes in these sentences aside from my doubts I'm asking about, please let me know...
Cheers!
Top answer
anglista2008 1. Should I use definite articles in this sentence? Why/why not?
- anglista2008 1.
- Should I use definite articles in this sentence?
- Why/why not?
- I would not use the definite article.
- However, I might possibly use it if the sentence is a reference to something previously mentioned in the the broader context -- in which certain people were described and or classified as being "prophets of doom".
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anglista20081. Should I use definite articles in this sentence? Why/why not? I would not use the definite article. However, I might possibly use it if the sentence is a reference to something previously mentioned in the the broader context -- in which certain people were described and or classified as being "prophets of d
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