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Musicgold Posted 18 years ago
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articles before past-participle adjectives

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001. 01b00Increased staffing levels02b00 to add development capacity was one of the reasons behind the 01b00increased02b00 G&A expenses.02br
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002. 01b00An increase02b00 in staffing levels to add development capacity was a reason 00 00for the01b00 increase02b00 in G&A expenses.02br
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02br 02br 01font 00 Also do I need to use articles before nouns preceded 00 00by past-participle 00 00adjectives ( for example, ‘increased G&A expenses’)? 00 02font 02br 02br 00The presence of an adjective makes no difference. 02br 02br 00You can speak of01i 01u 00 a painted chair / the painted chair / painted chairs02u 02i 00 or of 01i 01u 00a chair / the chair / chairs02u 02i 00.

— Clive

  • 02br 02br 01font 00 Also do I need to use articles before nouns preceded 00 00by past-participle 00 00adjectives ( for example, ‘increased G&A expenses’)?
  • 00 02font 02br 02br 00The presence of an adjective makes no difference.
  • 02br 02br 00You can speak of01i 01u 00 a painted chair / the painted chair / painted chairs02u 02i 00 or of 01i 01u 00a chair / the chair / chairs02u 02i 00.
  • It just depends on what kind of reference you want to make, eg general , definite, indefinite.
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Hi,

Can you tell me if this sentence is correct? Is it missing an article?

"Where you will learn how to build a successful sales team, and manage them to expected performance."

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"Where you will learn how to build a successful sales team, and manage them to the expected performance."

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