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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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"Only the good die young"

Why it is not dies?
  

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You can place the before an adjective and the resultant expression is a noun. If the reference is to people, the noun is nearly always plural: The good die young. ) The rich like money.

  • You can place the before an adjective and the resultant expression is a noun.
  • If the reference is to people, the noun is nearly always plural: The good die young.
  • ) The rich like money.
  • ) The English like tea.
  • ) If the reference is not to people, the resultant expression is singular: The impossible fascinates him.
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You can place the before an adjective and the resultant expression is a noun. If the reference is to people, the noun is nearly always plural:

The good die young. (= Good people die young.)

The rich like money. (= Rich people like money.)

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