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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
A list of (the) people
Do you teachers agree there is some odd about this sentence:
Could you please provide a list of the people who were at your party? It's the for police.
I think "the" looks odd there. I think "a list of people" sounds more natural.
Could you please provide a list of the people who were at your party? It's the for police.
I think "the" looks odd there. I think "a list of people" sounds more natural.
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I don't agree that it is odd.. It's fine and natural. It refers to a known and speciifc group.
- I don't agree that it is odd..
- It's fine and natural.
- It refers to a known and speciifc group.
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I don't agree that it is odd.. It's fine and natural.
It refers to a known and speciifc group.
It refers to a known and speciifc group.
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Okay, thanks. So either works?
Please provide a list of people who were at your party.
Please provide a list of the people who were at your party.
Please provide a list of people who were at your party.
Please provide a list of the people who were at your party.
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"A list of people" sounds to me as some but not necessarily all. It's more than one, but it's not specific enough to assume that it's all of them.
"A list of the people", on the other hand, emphasizes that it's all of them that should be on the list.
(Cross-posted with Clive)
"A list of the people", on the other hand, emphasizes that it's all of them that should be on the list.
(Cross-posted with Clive)
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