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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

from-to expression

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00When is it that English articles are optional for the kind of sentences with these 'from-to' expressions?02br
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00Paul Potts reflects on his journey 01u00from mobile salesman to opera singer02u00.02br
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00Can it be this?02br
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00Paul Potts reflects on his journey 01u00from a mobile salesman to an opera singer02u00. 0-
  

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0Articles are omitted in expressions that have 01b 00opposites02b 00 or words that can be likened to opposites:02br 01i 00from east to west, from morning till evening02i 02br 01i 00Salesman 02i 00and 01i 00opera singer02i 00 aren't really opposites but the author has chose to omit the articles just the same. That is his choice, using the articles in your example is very correct grammar. 02br 00CB 0-

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  • 0Articles are omitted in expressions that have 01b 00opposites02b 00 or words that can be likened to opposites:02br 01i 00from east to west, from morning till evening02i 02br 01i 00Salesman 02i 00and 01i 00opera singer02i 00 aren't really opposites but the author has chose to omit the articles just the same.
  • That is his choice, using the articles in your example is very correct grammar.
  • 02br 00CB 0-
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0Articles are omitted in expressions that have 01b00opposites02b00 or words that can be likened to opposites:02br
01i00from east to west, from morning till evening02i02br
01i00Salesman 02i00and 01i00opera singer02i00 aren't really opposites but the author has chose to omit the articles just th
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0Hello, CB.02br
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00Please tell me why you have used a comma in your sentence. I just want to learn comma usage.02br
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00You wrote:02br
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00That is his choice, using the articles in your example is very correct grammar. 0-
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