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Hello. Could you please check whether I need to put definite article before the ward states?
A reader may assume which states I am talking about but I haven't mentioned it before for a reader.
Ambassadors to NATO, other members of diplomatic corps, Military Representatives of the states accredited to the NATO Military Committee and other NATO entities attended the event.
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Ambassadors to NATO, other members of the diplomatic corps, m ilitary r epresentatives of the states accredited to the NATO Military Committee and other NATO entities attended the event. I have made a few other edits above in bold. the states suggests all of the accredited states.
- Ambassadors to NATO, other members of the diplomatic corps, m ilitary r epresentatives of the states accredited to the NATO Military Committee and other NATO entities attended the event.
- I have made a few other edits above in bold.
- the states suggests all of the accredited states.
- states with no article leaves it unclear if it refers to some or to all of them.
- Your sentence lists people, so I'm not sure if entities is a good word to choose.
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Ambassadors to NATO, other members of the diplomatic corps, military representatives of the states accredited to the NATO Military Committee and other NATO entities attended the event.
I have made a few other edits above in bold.
the states suggests all of the accredited states.
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