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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Article 'the'

Volcanoes in Indonesia are among the most active ones.
In the sentence, should the article 'the' be put before 'volcanoes'?
  

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Anonymous Volcanoes in Indonesia are among the most active ones. In the sentence, should the article 'the' be put before 'volcanoes'? No, as it refers to all the volcanoes in Indonesia.

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  • Anonymous Volcanoes in Indonesia are among the most active ones.
  • In the sentence, should the article 'the' be put before 'volcanoes'?
  • No, as it refers to all the volcanoes in Indonesia.
  • It would refer to specific volcanoes if "the" were added.
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AnonymousVolcanoes in Indonesia are among the most active ones. In the sentence, should the article 'the' be put before 'volcanoes'?
No, as it refers to all the volcanoes in Indonesia. It would refer to specific volcanoes if "the" were added.
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I'm not sure all the volcanoes in Indonesia are among the most active ones in the world.
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AnonymousI'm not sure all the volcanoes in Indonesia are among the most active ones in the world.
The prepositional phrase "in Indonesia" is enough to determine which volcanoes you mean. In other words, the determiner "The" is redundant here.
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