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Snappy Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Have power/a power/the power to

He has a power to make everyone happy.

He has the power to make everyone happy.

He has power to make everyone happy.

Are the above sentences all acceptable? What are the differences?

  

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Snappy He has the power to make everyone happy. You say which specific power he has. When you say which , you use the .

  • Snappy He has the power to make everyone happy.
  • You say which specific power he has.
  • When you say which , you use the .
  • So the other two sentences are not acceptable.
  • CJ
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SnappyHe has the power to make everyone happy.

You say which specific power he has. When you say which, you use the.

So the other two sentences are not acceptable.

CJ

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