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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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about "painting"

0Can I say,02br
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00(a) His hobby is painting the pictures.02br
00(b) His hobby is painting.02br
00(c) His hobby is painting the scenery.0-
  

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0 If you remove 'the' from (a) and (c), all three are correct. 'The' is not necessary because 'hobby' indicates general rather than specific. ] 0-

— Philip

  • 0 If you remove 'the' from (a) and (c), all three are correct.
  • 'The' is not necessary because 'hobby' indicates general rather than specific.
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0 If you remove 'the' from (a) and (c), all three are correct. 'The' is not necessary because 'hobby' indicates general rather than specific. [He likes soup (in general) ~ He likes the soup (that you have served tonight).] 0-
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