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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Change course

Teachers:

"The government should change course immediately."

Why no article before "course"? Can you say, "change THE course"? It's a specific course, the course in question. Thanks.
  

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Anonymous Why no article before "course"? "to change course" is an idiom, a fixed combination of words. Anonymous Can you say, "change THE course"?

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Why no article before "course"?
  • "to change course" is an idiom, a fixed combination of words.
  • Anonymous Can you say, "change THE course"?
  • No.
  • Anonymous It's a specific course, the course in question.
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AnonymousWhy no article before "course"?
"to change course" is an idiom, a fixed combination of words.
AnonymousCan you say, "change THE course"?
No.
AnonymousIt's a specific course, the course in question.
Actually, we don't know which course the government is going to change to, or if th
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Oh, so it's an idiom. Well, then it's pretty clear. Thank you.
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Anonymous Teachers:"The government should change course immediately."Why no article before "course"? Can you say, "change THE course"? It's a specific course, the course in question. Thanks.
CJ's answer is perfectly correct. I'd like to add, however, that if you modify the word, you do use the article: His actions truly changed the course of his
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