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Mariott Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

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1) Many country forbid the fishing of endangered creatures.
2) Many country forbid fishing of endangered creatures.

In this sentence, is the essential? Or the two sentences are both acceptable?
If both are o.k, I wonder why.

Thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

Both are OK. Why not? You should worry more about subject-verb agreement.

— Mister Micawber

  • Both are OK.
  • Why not?
  • You should worry more about subject-verb agreement.
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Both are OK. Why not? You should worry more about subject-verb agreement.
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Thanks Mirster Micawber.
As far as I know, if a noun is modified by a of phrase the noun should have the.
Am I wrong? Would you explain in more detail please?
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Not if it is a noncount concept. I admit that the article is more common, but its omission sounds fine to me, too. Perhaps less formal?
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Thanks Mister Micawber!
So, in this case, unless it's a countable noun, the article is optional.
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That's how I read it. (I am aware of the article-plus-'of' rule, however.)
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