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New Hope Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Article "the"

Is article "the":given in the bracket necessary in the sentence below?
Nearly everything that floats on (the) water catches the dolphin's attention.
  

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haroon rashid Is article "the":given in the bracket necessary in the sentence below? I would keep it. 'The' refers to particular water that the dolphin inhabits.

— Mister Micawber

  • haroon rashid Is article "the":given in the bracket necessary in the sentence below?
  • I would keep it.
  • 'The' refers to particular water that the dolphin inhabits.
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haroon rashidIs article "the":given in the bracket necessary in the sentence below?
I would keep it. 'The' refers to particular water that the dolphin inhabits.
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Here it means water in general. Would you still keep "the"?
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haroon rashidHere it means water in general
No, it doesn't. It doesn't mean the water in my bathtub, for instance. I have given my opinion above.
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