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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Could I add an indefinite article here?

"Such activity is not new to Moscow—the Russians have used similar tactics and techniques across Europe and Eurasia, for example, to (the) influence public opinion there."

Does the sentence change when I add it?
  

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Anonymous Does the sentence change when I add it? Yes, it becomes ungrammatical. Anonymous the Russians have used ...

— Teechr

  • Anonymous Does the sentence change when I add it?
  • Yes, it becomes ungrammatical.
  • Anonymous the Russians have used ...
  • tactics ...
  • to influence public opinion By the way, "the" is the definite article.
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AnonymousDoes the sentence change when I add it?
Yes, it becomes ungrammatical.
Anonymousthe Russians have used ... tactics ... to influence public opinion
By the way, "the" is the definite article.
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Oh excuse me. I meant this.

"for example, to influence the public opinion there..."
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It's more natural without the article.
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It was used in 1800s so its not incorrect right?
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AnonymousIt was used in the 1800s, so it's not incorrect, right?
Hmm, Did you also have a look at how frequently it is used today?
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