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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Incorrect or unnecessary article uses?
Hi. I tend to put the definite article "the" in the following places for the types of the sentences below, where they are meant generally. Is it wrong/incorrect to use to put the definite articles in the following types of sentences (if the types are clear to you) to mean generally?
1. Have you ever dropped a pebble into (the?) water and seen what happens?
2. Can you see great skyscrappers from (the?) space if you are up there?
1. Have you ever dropped a pebble into (the?) water and seen what happens?
2. Can you see great skyscrappers from (the?) space if you are up there?
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'The' is possible in #1, though it is not usual; 'the' cannot be used in #2. 'Skyscraper' is spelt thus.
- 'The' is possible in #1, though it is not usual; 'the' cannot be used in #2.
- 'Skyscraper' is spelt thus.
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'The' is possible in #1, though it is not usual; 'the' cannot be used in #2. 'Skyscraper' is spelt thus.
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Hi. Thank you very much. Would you say the same for this variation (as I think it is) of no. 1 as you did for no. 1?
Variation of no. 1 sentence:
Have you ever dropped a pebble into (the?) water? The ripples rise up at the middle and spread in different ways.
Variation of no. 1 sentence:
Have you ever dropped a pebble into (the?) water? The ripples rise up at the middle and spread in different ways.
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