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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
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A sudden increase in the production of elephant ivory artifacts on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa occurred in the tenth century.
The many surviving letters of pre-tenth-century North African merchants include no mention of business transactions involving East Africa.
Please help me to understand the significance of using article(bolded) in above two sentences
The many surviving letters of pre-tenth-century North African merchants include no mention of business transactions involving East Africa.
Please help me to understand the significance of using article(bolded) in above two sentences
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There is no great significance in the first case: 'increase' is used countably in the first sentence. In the second sentence, 'the' makes it clear that 'many' represents all of the surviving letters (of which there are many).
- There is no great significance in the first case: 'increase' is used countably in the first sentence.
- In the second sentence, 'the' makes it clear that 'many' represents all of the surviving letters (of which there are many).
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There is no great significance in the first case: 'increase' is used countably in the first sentence.
In the second sentence, 'the' makes it clear that 'many' represents all of the surviving letters (of which there are many).
In the second sentence, 'the' makes it clear that 'many' represents all of the surviving letters (of which there are many).
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