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DorisPao Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Food

Hello,
I asked this question, but I did a poor job of explaining my question and wasted one teacher's time. Emotion: sad So I am going to rephrase in a new thread. Are both #1 and #2 correct?

1. Food at this restaurant is cheap.
1. Food at this restaurant is awful.

2. The food at this restaurant is cheap.
2. The food at this restaurant is awful.
  

Top answer

That would me my time. Don't worry about it. The important thing is for you to get the right answer.

— Deadrat

  • That would me my time.
  • Don't worry about it.
  • The important thing is for you to get the right answer.
  • Which is yes.
  • See my other reply for my preference.
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That would me my time. Don't worry about it. The important thing is for you to get the right answer.

Which is yes. See my other reply for my preference.
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Since a qualifier ("at this restaurant") is present in both examples, whether you use the definite article is up to you. So both #1 and #2 are correct. However, style-wise, I would prefer to use the definite article before "food".
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P.S. I shouldn't have called "at this restaurant" a qualifier. But that doesn't change my answer, which agrees with Deadrat's.
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Deadrat, thank you for taking the time to answer both and for being so attentive!

Xerxes, thank you!
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DorisPaoAre both #1 and #2 correct?
Yes. But #2 sounds better to me.

CJ
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