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Musicgold Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Demographic shift

Hi,

I am not sure if an article is required before ‘demographic shift’ in the following sentence.



"These trends are attributable to demographic shift and a low interest rate environment."



Thanks,



MG.
  

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Not unless you are referring to a specific or previously mentioned one.

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Not unless you are referring to a specific or previously mentioned one.
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Thanks MM.
Mister MicawberNot unless you are referring to a specific or previously mentioned one.
Can this criteria also applied to the 'interest rate environment' and remove the article before it?
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MusicgoldHi,I am not sure if an article is required before ‘demographic shift’ in the following sentence. "These trends are attributable to demographic shift and a low interest rate environment." Thanks, MG.

I'd use the article here. There are clearly stated trends and this demographic shift is associated with them.
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Can this criteria also applied to the 'interest rate environment' and remove the article before it?-- Yes, you can, but with the modification ('low'),the article is more natural.
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