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Believer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Another "the" Q

0In the sentence below, how the placing of "the" would make the difference in meaning?02br
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00There are (the???) advantages and disadvantages to face the physical confrontations at young age. 02br
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001. There are advantages and disadvantages to face ...02br
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002. There are the advantages and disadvantages to face ... 0-
  

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0 "there is" and "there are" normally take the indefinite. 02br 02br 02i 00CJ0-

— CalifJim

  • 0 "there is" and "there are" normally take the indefinite.
  • 02br 02br 02i 00CJ0-
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0 "there is" and "there are" normally take the indefinite. "the" is not normally used with these.02br
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01i00There is a book on the table.02br
00 There is an apple on the table.02i02br
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00 Not: 01i00There is the book/apple on the table.02i02br
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01i00There are books on t
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