About the expression "the appointed time"
Hello everyone. I have a couple of questions.
Regarding the following three sets of sentences:
(A) He is by no means punctual. He is often late for the appointed time.
(B) He is by no means punctual. He is often late for the appointment time.
(C) He is by no means punctual. He is often late for the appointing time.
Q1 Please evaluate each of the above three items depending on whether it sounds natural or not.
Q2 In the second sentence, can we replace "the" in the correct sentence(s) with "an," like "for an appointed time"? Also, can we totally omit articles, like "for appointed time"?
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Regarding the following three sets of sentences: (A) He is by no means punctual. He is often late for the appointed time. (B) He is by no means punctual.
- Regarding the following three sets of sentences: (A) He is by no means punctual.
- He is often late for the appointed time.
- (B) He is by no means punctual.
- He is often late for the appointment time.
- (C) He is by no means punctual.
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Regarding the following three sets of sentences:
(A) He is by no means punctual. He is often late for the appointed time.
(B) He is by no means punctual. He is often late for the appointment time.
(C) He is by no means punctual. He is often late for the appointing time.
Q1 Please evaluate each of the above three items depending on whether it sounds natural or not. None
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