Is "The" necessary?
Hi! Is "the" necessary for the below sentence? Can you leave it out if you want? Thanks, Fulvio
1. It is used by the Aborigines.
2. It is used by Aborigines.
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As usual, " the Aborigines" means Aborigines that the reader already knows about. g. the reader is expected from general knowlegde to understand that there are Aborigines in a certain area), or it may be that a particular group of Aborigines has previously been mentioned.
- As usual, " the Aborigines" means Aborigines that the reader already knows about.
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- the reader is expected from general knowlegde to understand that there are Aborigines in a certain area), or it may be that a particular group of Aborigines has previously been mentioned.
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As usual, "the Aborigines" means Aborigines that the reader already knows about. This may be through general knowledge (e.g. the reader is expected from general knowlegde to understand that there are Aborigines in a certain area), or it may be that a particular group of Aborigines has previously been mentioned.
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