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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

It causes harm to (the?) applications you install

Hello guys. Below I wrote some sentences:

1) It causes harm to applications you install
2) It causes harm to the applications you install

3) It is bad for passengers of a bus
4) It is bad for the passengers of a bus

Do I understand it correctly, that both sentences in each pair can mean the same thing?

That if I omit "the", then it can mean "some" and can mean "all generally", but the usage of "the" makes it clear, that I mean "all generally" (as well as can refer to something specific within context) ?

Thanks.
  

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Nikolay Komolov Do I understand it correctly, that both sentences in each pair can mean the same thing? Yes. Nikolay Komolov That if I omit "the", then it can mean "some" and can mean "all generally", but the usage of "the" makes it clear, that I mean "all generally" Nikolay Komolov That if I omit "the", then it can mean "some" and can mean "all generally", but the usage of "the" makes it clear, that I mean "all generally" It depends on the context.

— Mister Micawber

  • Nikolay Komolov Do I understand it correctly, that both sentences in each pair can mean the same thing?
  • Yes.
  • Nikolay Komolov That if I omit "the", then it can mean "some" and can mean "all generally", but the usage of "the" makes it clear, that I mean "all generally" Nikolay Komolov That if I omit "the", then it can mean "some" and can mean "all generally", but the usage of "the" makes it clear, that I mean "all generally" It depends on the context.
  • In those we presume that both mean 'all/any'.
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Nikolay KomolovDo I understand it correctly, that both sentences in each pair can mean the same thing?
Yes.
Nikolay KomolovThat if I omit "the", then it can mean "some" and can mean "all generally", but the usage of "the" makes it clear, that I mean "all generally"
Nikolay KomolovThat if I omit "the"
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Thanks.

I have a similar example here:

1) It will improve performance of a PC.
2) It will improve the performance of a PC.

3) It will improve performance of the PC
4) It will improve the performance of the PC

These examples seems to be different than about "passengers" or "apps".

Does each sentence in each pair means the same t
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Nikolay KomolovDoes each sentence in each pair means the same thing?
Yes.
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Thanks.

Is it grammatically correct to drop "the" before "performance" in these examples?
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Nikolay KomolovIs it grammatically correct to drop "the" before "performance" in these examples?
Yes; the noun can be both countable and uncountable.
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