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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

in [the] correct order

0I'll be reading a list of objects and you'll have to write them down in [the] correct order after I finish reading.02br
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00Is 'the' always required when it comes to the phrase "correct order"?02br
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0 I would include 'the', but I think it is not really mandatory. "Their" is another choice. 0-

— Philip

  • 0 I would include 'the', but I think it is not really mandatory.
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0 I would include 'the', but I think it is not really mandatory. "Their" is another choice. 0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00I'll be reading a list of objects and you'll have to write them down in [the] correct order after I finish reading.02font02br
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00A small extra comment, about tense.02br
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00The 'after' makes it clear that you are speaking of two simple and separate activities one after th
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0Is there a rule for this? It's something new to me. I see them as separate activities like you said and therefore, I don't see why one tense should follow the other's. 02br
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00Thanks for the comment. I hope I'll get a bit more from you on that.0-
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0Hi,02br
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00Let's look at a simpler example.02br
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01font00Here are the instructions for the spelling test.02font02br
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01font01i01u00sentence version 102u02i00 I will be reading a word and then you will write it down.02font
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0I'll make your life easy and yes, #2 sounds better for whatever reason.02br
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