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Jcwen Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Indefinite articles
Which is correct, "After hearing the mass, or after hearing mass.
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Generally we would say After hearing mass... if we simply meant to indicate that the person attended a church service, then did something else. If we said After hearing the mass...
- Generally we would say After hearing mass...
- if we simply meant to indicate that the person attended a church service, then did something else.
- If we said After hearing the mass...
- it would suggest that there was something distinctive or significant about this particular church service.
- The context would be expected to make it clear what this was.
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Generally we would say After hearing mass... if we simply meant to indicate that the person attended a church service, then did something else.
If we said After hearing the mass... it would suggest that there was something distinctive or significant about this particular church service. The context would be expected to make it clear what this was.
If we said After hearing the mass... it would suggest that there was something distinctive or significant about this particular church service. The context would be expected to make it clear what this was.
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