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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Definite article the in sentences
It resulted from the scientific approach of his brother and artistic approach of his son.
He saw the differences between life in South America and in the US.
John didn't want academics; he wanted to solve problems in real life.
Should there be an article "the" before the bolded words? Why/why not?
Is sentence-1 grammatically correct as written (due to the reason that the first "the" applies to "artistic" too due to parallelism?
He saw the differences between life in South America and in the US.
John didn't want academics; he wanted to solve problems in real life.
Should there be an article "the" before the bolded words? Why/why not?
Is sentence-1 grammatically correct as written (due to the reason that the first "the" applies to "artistic" too due to parallelism?
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Anonymous Should there be an article "the" before the bolded words? No. Anonymous Why/why not?
- Anonymous Should there be an article "the" before the bolded words?
- No.
- Anonymous Why/why not?
- Anonymous the scientific approach of his brother and artistic approach of his son The first 'the' serves both nouns, though you could add the second if you wish.
- Anonymous between life in South America and in the US 'Life' is a general concept and does not require an article; you may add two 'the's and then they refer to specific kinds of life.
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AnonymousShould there be an article "the" before the bolded words?No.
AnonymousWhy/why not?
Anonymous the scientific approach of his brother and artistic approach of his sonThe first 'the' serves both nouns, though you could add the second if you wish.
Anonymous
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"life in South America" and "real life" both of them seem to sound like specific things because of "South America" and "real."
Things like "nomadic life" and "virtual internet life" sounds general and conceptual, but is there is a reason why "life in South America" or "life in the US" is not a specific concept (is it because life in the US could mean different things for different people)
Things like "nomadic life" and "virtual internet life" sounds general and conceptual, but is there is a reason why "life in South America" or "life in the US" is not a specific concept (is it because life in the US could mean different things for different people)
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Anonymousis there is a reason why "life in South America" or "life in the US" is not a specific concept (is it because life in the US could mean different things for different people)?No. 'Life' can be a general concept wherever it appears, or it can be a specific sort of that concept. Either interpretation is often possible, with one the more usual.
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