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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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'Help us keep your vehicle safe while you are here. Please remove all valuables from vehicle'

In above sentence, why doesn't the underline(vehicle) take an article before it?

could someone explain me, please?

thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

You are right. It seems there should be something (an article, possessive) before 'vehicle'. However, when giving instructions, we often leave things out: Heat oven to 350°; flush toilet before leaving; keep fire door closed; limit phone conversation to 5 minutes.

— Philip

  • You are right.
  • It seems there should be something (an article, possessive) before 'vehicle'.
  • However, when giving instructions, we often leave things out: Heat oven to 350°; flush toilet before leaving; keep fire door closed; limit phone conversation to 5 minutes.
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You are right. It seems there should be something (an article, possessive) before 'vehicle'. However, when giving instructions, we often leave things out: Heat oven to 350°; flush toilet before leaving; keep fire door closed; limit phone conversation to 5 minutes.
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Hi,

'Help us keep your vehicle safe while you are here. Please remove all valuables from vehicle'

In above sentence, why doesn't the underline(vehicle) take an article before it?

could someone explain me, please?
The first part is written as a standard, grammatical sentence.
The second part is written in the shortened style of a sign, with minor words r
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