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New Hope Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Article "the"

Which is correct? Please answer or suggest another sentence.
The cat, rabbit, butterfly and dove are animals.
Cat, rabbit, butterfly and dove are animals.
  

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haroon rashid The cat, rabbit, butterfly and dove are animals. This one is OK, but when referring to generic groups like that, the plural is more common: Cats, rabbits, butterflies, and doves are animals. Your second example is wrong.

  • haroon rashid The cat, rabbit, butterfly and dove are animals.
  • This one is OK, but when referring to generic groups like that, the plural is more common: Cats, rabbits, butterflies, and doves are animals.
  • Your second example is wrong.
  • CJ
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haroon rashidThe cat, rabbit, butterfly and dove are animals.
This one is OK, but when referring to generic groups like that, the plural is more common:

Cats, rabbits, butterflies, and doves are animals.

Your second example is wrong.

CJ

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