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Believer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

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00Can a grammarian in this forum please tell me what this is saying?02br
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00Proper nouns don't need articles, unless they are plural, in which case use "the." 0-
  

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0Hello Believer02br
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00You say "Bill" and "Washington" and "Mr Quinn" (not "the Bill", or "the Washington", or "the Mr Quinn"); but in the plural, you can use "the" ("the Smiths have come to visit us", "the three Bills I know are all rather strange", etc.).02br
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0Thank you.02br
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00Does the rule apply to the following proper nouns?02br
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001. International Drummers Associations02br
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002. Dragon Paw Festivals02br
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00The rule that you affirmed is this:02br
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00Proper nouns don't need articles, unless they are plural, in which case use "the.
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0Hello Believer02br
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00I would rephrase it like this:02br
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00"Proper nouns don't need articles, unless they are plural, in which case you 01i00may02i00 use the definite article where the proper noun needs to be defined."02br
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00e.g. non-defining, so no "the":02br
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