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Hanuman_2000 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Former

Hello,

1. Euclid’s division lemma and algorithm are so closely interlinked that people often
call former as the division algorithm also.

I would like to know if an article (the) is needed before "former or it is ok without an article.

Thanks.
  

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hanuman_2000 I would like to know if an article (the) is needed before "former or it is ok without an article. The article is necessary, and it needs other work: Euclid’s division lemma and algorithm are so closely interlinked that people often call the former the division algorithm also.

— Mister Micawber

  • hanuman_2000 I would like to know if an article (the) is needed before "former or it is ok without an article.
  • The article is necessary, and it needs other work: Euclid’s division lemma and algorithm are so closely interlinked that people often call the former the division algorithm also.
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hanuman_2000I would like to know if an article (the) is needed before "former or it is ok without an article.
The article is necessary, and it needs other work:

Euclid’s division lemma and algorithm are so closely interlinked that people often call the former the division algorithm also.
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