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Stenka25 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
first vs. the first
In the following sentence, can I also use "the first" instead of "first"?
If I can, is still there any difference of nuance?
And if there is, can you tell me what it is with an example?
* This was an ancient "health food" and was probably first made by nomadic tribes.
If I can, is still there any difference of nuance?
And if there is, can you tell me what it is with an example?
* This was an ancient "health food" and was probably first made by nomadic tribes.
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I think... This was an ancient "health food" and was probably first made by nomadic tribes. In this sentence "first" refers to who made the first "health food", and it was probably nomadic tribes, not the Romans.
- I think...
- This was an ancient "health food" and was probably first made by nomadic tribes.
- In this sentence "first" refers to who made the first "health food", and it was probably nomadic tribes, not the Romans.
- This was an ancient "health food" and was probably the first made by nomadic tribes.
- Here "the first" means that among many health foods made by nomadic tribes this one was probably the first one.
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I think...
This was an ancient "health food" and was probably first made by nomadic tribes.
In this sentence "first" refers to who made the first "health food", and it was probably nomadic tribes, not the Romans.
This was an ancient "health food" and was probably the first made by nomadic tribes.
Here "the first" means that
This was an ancient "health food" and was probably first made by nomadic tribes.
In this sentence "first" refers to who made the first "health food", and it was probably nomadic tribes, not the Romans.
This was an ancient "health food" and was probably the first made by nomadic tribes.
Here "the first" means that
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