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Englishnewbie Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
"disparity"
Hello,
The dictionary says "disparity" is singular/uncountable noun.
So
There is a large disparity betwen something and something.
BUt if I want to say "income disparity" as in
We need to focus on income disparity as a driver of poverty.
Here, do I use NO article or should I use "THE"?
as in
We need to focus on THE income disparity as a driver of poverty.
Thank you.
The dictionary says "disparity" is singular/uncountable noun.
So
There is a large disparity betwen something and something.
BUt if I want to say "income disparity" as in
We need to focus on income disparity as a driver of poverty.
Here, do I use NO article or should I use "THE"?
as in
We need to focus on THE income disparity as a driver of poverty.
Thank you.
Top answer
You may use either if the disparity is previously mentioned; otherwise, omit it: We need to focus on (the) income disparity as a driver of poverty.
- You may use either if the disparity is previously mentioned; otherwise, omit it: We need to focus on (the) income disparity as a driver of poverty.
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You may use either if the disparity is previously mentioned; otherwise, omit it:
We need to focus on (the) income disparity as a driver of poverty.
We need to focus on (the) income disparity as a driver of poverty.
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