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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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"They have lost so many people due to "the" support of "the" terrorists."
  

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My choice would be ... due to the support of terrorists . CJ

— CalifJim

  • My choice would be ...
  • due to the support of terrorists .
  • CJ
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My choice would be ... due to the support of terrorists.

CJ
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AnonymousCan you explain why?
"support" is a singular common noun so it has to have a determiner. It also has the complement "of terrorists", which typically is enough of a description to specific the type of support referred to, so "the" fits.
"terrorists" is a plural so it doesn't have to have a determiner, and it doesn't need one in this case because n
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