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Englishnewbie Posted 14 years ago
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Hello,

Do you need "a" or "the" infront of "initial" and "final" at all times?

For example,

Is this ok?

We need to determine final destinations.
We need to determine the final destinations.

I ask because the word "first" seems to require "a" or "the" at all times.

Thanks.
  

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englishnewbie Do you need "a" or "the" infront of "initial" and "final" at all times? As a rule, yes. englishnewbie We need to determine final destinations.

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  • As a rule, yes.
  • englishnewbie We need to determine final destinations.
  • When it is final, there can be only one: " final destination" englishnewbie I ask because the word "first" seems to require "a" or "the" at all times.
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englishnewbieDo you need "a" or "the" infront of "initial" and "final" at all times?
As a rule, yes.
englishnewbieWe need to determine final destinations.
When it is final, there can be only one: " final destination"
englishnewbieI ask because the word "first" seems to require "a" or "the" at all time
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