A or the
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A. Is either "a" or "the" possible in the following sentences?
1. The police reached a/the conclusion to convict him.
2. The police came to a/the conclusion to convict him.
B. Is it OK to include either "how" or "that" or "on" after the word "conclusion" in my sentences?as follows:
3. The police reached the conclusion that/how they should arrest the criminal.
4. The police came to a conclusion on arresting him.
C. Can't "a" and "the" be optional before the word "conclusion" in my sentences?
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JA
Top answer
Joseph A A. 1. 2.
- Joseph A A.
- 1.
- 2.
- The police came to a/the conclusion to convict him.
- Only 'the' seems reasonable there.
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Joseph AA. Is either "a" or "the" possible in the following sentences?1. The police reached a/the conclusion to convict him.2. The police came to a/the conclusion to convict him.
Only 'the' seems reasonable there.
Joseph AB. Is it OK to include either "how" or "that" or "on" after the word "conclusion" in my sentences?as follows:
01. The police reached / came to a conclusion.
We know that a conclusion was reached, but we don't know what that conclusion is. So the indefinite article is used. The conclusion could be "let him go", "imprison him" or anything else.
1. The police reached / came to the conclusion to convict him.
We know that the conclusion is de
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