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Believer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Is this OK?
Is it OK to put names right after the phrases with th article "the" like these?
Two days after a series of rallies by the music group Lotus Red, the people ...
This speech was given by the president John Doe in his ...
Two days after a series of rallies by the music group Lotus Red, the people ...
This speech was given by the president John Doe in his ...
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The names are not after the (adverbial) phrases, they are after the prepositions. By the music group: Lotus, by the president: Jane Doe.
- The names are not after the (adverbial) phrases, they are after the prepositions.
- By the music group: Lotus, by the president: Jane Doe.
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The names are not after the (adverbial) phrases, they are after the prepositions.
By the music group: Lotus, by the president: Jane Doe.
By the music group: Lotus, by the president: Jane Doe.
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BelieverIs it OK to put names right after the phrases with th article "the" like these?I see nothing wrong with it.
Two days after a series of rallies by the music group Lotus Red, the people ...
This speech was given by the president John Doe in his ...
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I disagree when it comes to titles: For the second sentence, I would either say ...by the president, John Doe, in his... OR I would say ... by president John Doe in his...
The same with professor... by the professor, Mary Smith, in her... or ...by professor Mary Smith in her...
Or sheriff.
I believe there are only a few titles that would be appropriate to include a "the"
The same with professor... by the professor, Mary Smith, in her... or ...by professor Mary Smith in her...
Or sheriff.
I believe there are only a few titles that would be appropriate to include a "the"
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Hi Grammar Geek
'I believe there are only a few titles that would be appropriate to include a "the" before - like "The Right Reverend James Peabody."'
You are right as far as Anglo-Saxon titles are concerned. It is quite common to include the before a non-Anglo-Saxon title:
the Emperor William.
Cheers
CB
'I believe there are only a few titles that would be appropriate to include a "the" before - like "The Right Reverend James Peabody."'
You are right as far as Anglo-Saxon titles are concerned. It is quite common to include the before a non-Anglo-Saxon title:
the Emperor William.
Cheers
CB
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Thank you.
If I want to express gratitude or say thank-yous to all others who replied, how would you say it?
1. Thank you all.
2. Thank to you all.
Can the underlined word be the plural of the word "thank-you"?
My main question at this time is that what is going on here in the part underlined?
Two days after a series of rallies by t
If I want to express gratitude or say thank-yous to all others who replied, how would you say it?
1. Thank you all.
2. Thank to you all.
Can the underlined word be the plural of the word "thank-you"?
My main question at this time is that what is going on here in the part underlined?
Two days after a series of rallies by t
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Hi Believer
Thank you all is just fine with me. A very pedantic person might prefer it with a comma: thank you, all. Thank to you all is ungrammatical.
Thank-yous is correct. English is very flexible regarding word-formation and plurals. It has to be, otherwise communicating in English would be very difficult since there are so few inflections.
Thank you all is just fine with me. A very pedantic person might prefer it with a comma: thank you, all. Thank to you all is ungrammatical.
Thank-yous is correct. English is very flexible regarding word-formation and plurals. It has to be, otherwise communicating in English would be very difficult since there are so few inflections.
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