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Persian Learner Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Man vs the Man
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Perhaps it is because of its terrifying and effective teeth that the shark has always been one of man's/the man's most hated and feared enemies.
How does the meaning of the phrase change if add/remove the definite article?
Perhaps it is because of its terrifying and effective teeth that the shark has always been one of man's/the man's most hated and feared enemies.
How does the meaning of the phrase change if add/remove the definite article?
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If you add 'the', you're referring to the one particular man you would need to have mentioned in the previous sentence. As a general statement without 'the', 'man' means 'humankind' — all human beings.
- If you add 'the', you're referring to the one particular man you would need to have mentioned in the previous sentence.
- As a general statement without 'the', 'man' means 'humankind' — all human beings.
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If you add 'the', you're referring to the one particular man you would need to have mentioned in the previous sentence.
As a general statement without 'the', 'man' means 'humankind' — all human beings.
As a general statement without 'the', 'man' means 'humankind' — all human beings.
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