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Supercat Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Definite article?
In my town, some rubbish dumps are untidy. I explain:
People in my town are careless.
I don't understand if I need "the". I mention "people" for the first time. "People" is a plural noun, so People and The people are both correct grammatically.
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the people You are clearly referring to all of the people in your town. people You may just be referring to some of the people.
- the people You are clearly referring to all of the people in your town.
- people You may just be referring to some of the people.
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the people You are clearly referring to all of the people in your town.
people You may just be referring to some of the people.
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