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Nikola Radulovic Posted 14 years ago
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I have the sentence "I have to give you the printed material for the presentation".Why is the definite article used before the word "material"?
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Please check the usage of articles in the whole post and give me an explanation for the asked word above.
- Please check the usage of articles in the whole post and give me an explanation for the asked word above.
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Please check the usage of articles in the whole post and give me an explanation for the asked word above.
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I have the sentence "I have to give you the printed material for the presentation". Why is the definite article used before the word "material"?
The articles in your post are good.
Without "the", "printed material" is any material whatsoever with print on it. You use "the" because you mean certain material you both know about.
The articles in your post are good.
Without "the", "printed material" is any material whatsoever with print on it. You use "the" because you mean certain material you both know about.
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