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Ahn Posted 19 years ago
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government, a government, the government

0When I talk about 'general government', not a specific government of a certain country, which one can be used?02br
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001.The government has only weak control over large companies .02br
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0 If you are referring to "government" in general terms, then no article is needed.0-
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0Thank you very much!02br
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00by the way, what is the difference between just a 'government' and 'a government'?0-
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0 I suggest doing a search at Google on "government" to see examples with all three and doing some reading on articles. 0-
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0I searched on it but I could not find any explicit rule. 02br
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00But reading them, I feel different nuance between them..02br
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0 Do these make sense ?02br
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00"government" in general > the act/process of governance02br
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00"a government" = one political governing unit BUT "governments" = more than one political governing units02br
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00"the government" = a specific governing unit0-
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0I see the difference now.02br
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