Adjective phrase with 'be' verb?

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I have this sentence:We define Q as the plane containing the z-axis and being perpendicular to the plane P.I mean that the plane Q contains the z-axis. And the plane Q is perpendicular to the plane P.Is my sentence correct?Thank you!

Canadian45 · Accepted Answer

james doI have this sentence.

We define Q as the plane containing the z-axis and being perpendicular to plane P.

I mean that plane Q contains the z-axis. And plane Q is perpendicular to plane P

Is my sentence correct? It sounds correct now. I removed four "the".

Thank you!
c45

James do · Answer

I see. Thank you!

MalRey · Answer

We define Q as the plane containing the z-axis and being perpendicular to the plane P.

Correct.

I mean that the plane Q contains the z-axis. And the plane Q is perpendicular to the plane P.

Also correct.

Canadian45 · Answer

MalRey
We define Q as the plane containing the z-axis and being perpendicular to the plane P.
Correct.
I mean that the plane Q contains the z-axis. And the plane Q is perpendicular to the plane P.
Also correct.

Native speakers don't use all of those "the". Most are unnecessary and don't sound natural.

MalRey · Answer

canadian45Native speakers don't use all of those "the". Most are unnecessary and don't sound natural.

I hate to break it to you but I am a native speaker and we do use all of those articles and they do sound natural.
What sounds unnatural is omitting them.

Canadian45 · Answer

MalReyI hate to break it to you but I am a native speaker and we do use all of those articles and they do sound natural. What sounds unnatural is omitting them.

Well then I am sorry, but several things you have written have made me doubt that you are a native speaker, and here is one that I just read today.

....percentage of the company you owned or at least indicate that you were not the sole owner. Possibly by stating that you were a partner or part owner or major investor. The underlined is not a sentence

But going back to the current topic, you are a different kind of native speaker if you say things like "And the plane Q is perpendicular to the plane P."

Native speakers I know say 'And plane Q is perpendicular to plane P.'

CalifJim · Answer

1. It is not unusual for answers on this forum to contain a sentence fragment now and then when the full sentence is obvious from context. We don't insist on answers formal enough to appear in the Harvard Law Review.

2. The use of letter names for geometric or algebraic entities in the context of mathematics is like the use of numbers for the pages of a book. We don't say 'on the page 12'; neither do we say, in mathematics, 'the plane Q' when simply referring to such an object so labeled in a diagram.

CJ

Canadian45 · Answer

CalifJim1. It is not unusual for answers on this forum to contain a sentence fragment now and then when the full sentence is obvious from context. We don't insist on answers formal enough to appear in the Harvard Law CJ

I understand that, but this is a place that helps students of all levels raise their English level. And it is entirely possible that some students may think that the fragment is a proper complete sentence.

The paragraph, copied below, is also lacking commas.

"Your proposed sentence implies that you were the sole owner of the company but you say that you were one of the owners so you probably should state what percentage of the company you owned or at least indicate that you were not the sole owner. Possibly by stating that you were a partner or part owner or major investor. The exact wording will of course depend on your role in the company."

And the above was written by a cerified "Proficient Speaker", not by one of us low-level speakers.

Canadian45 · Answer

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James do · Answer

I write those sentences in a scientific paper. So I think I should use kind of formal english. Please answer me if I should use such "the"?

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