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English 1b3 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Definite Article

Beyond supply and demand, the logic behind stock prices gets a little fuzzy. Since supply of stock is generally fixed, the riddle is to figure out what influences demand.

Why is their an article next to logic but not supply?

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Both nouns can be countable or uncountable. In my opinion, if you said " the supply," you'd probably be referring to the supply at a given time. The sentence works either way, but the writer is free to use or not use the article according to the sense or implication he wishes to convey.

— Avangi

  • Both nouns can be countable or uncountable.
  • In my opinion, if you said " the supply," you'd probably be referring to the supply at a given time.
  • The sentence works either way, but the writer is free to use or not use the article according to the sense or implication he wishes to convey.
  • "The logic" refers to the particular set of principles which apply to the determination of stock prices at all times .
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Both nouns can be countable or uncountable. In my opinion, if you said "the supply," you'd probably be referring to the supply at a given time. The sentence works either way, but the writer is free to use or not use the article according to the sense or implication he wishes to convey.

"The logic" refers to the particular set of principles which apply to the d
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