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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Earth vs. the Earth
Please help me with the usage of these words. When do you need the article and when is it not necessary?
Thank you in advance.
Jack.
Thank you in advance.
Jack.
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Anonymous Please help me with the usage of these words. When do you need the article and when is it not necessary? Thank you in advance.
- Anonymous Please help me with the usage of these words.
- When do you need the article and when is it not necessary?
- Thank you in advance.
- Jack.
- The Earth is the planet we live on.
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AnonymousPlease help me with the usage of these words. When do you need the article and when is it not necessary?The Earth is the planet we live on.
Thank you in advance.
Jack.
Earth is soil, the substance that lies on the surface of land.
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In spoken English the article is often used and earth isn't even capitalized. In scientific writing the names of all planets are capitalized and no article is used:
Jupiter is the biggest planet.
Earth is the only inhabited planet.
No article is used in this idiom: What on earth did he say?
CB
Jupiter is the biggest planet.
Earth is the only inhabited planet.
No article is used in this idiom: What on earth did he say?
CB
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