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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Is the definite article needed?

"True soldiers are ones that do as they are told."

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"True soldiers are the ones that do as they are told."
  

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Anonymous Is the definite article needed? No.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Is the definite article needed?
  • No.
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AnonymousIs the definite article needed?
No.
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Gotcha.

Would the sentence still convey the same massage when there is a definite article?
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Oh sorry Emotion: sad. I meant "convey the same message" as in "Does it have the same meaning?"
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Anonymous. I meant "convey the same message" as in "Does it have the same meaning?"
Yes, precisely.
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