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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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My assumptions correct?

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00Please confirm if my assumptions are correct in respect to the usage of English articles.02br
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001. Buy this book.02br
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00Make the journey as much as the destination with this activity kit.02br
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00(Here, I feel that 'journey' and 'destination' are used to mean the only journey and destination (in a general sense) and not to mean any specific instances of them. When writing to pull potential buyers in, the writing is often writtten to make statements that are meant to applicable to all and the nouns are either preceded with definite or indefinite articles to conform to that purpose.)02br
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002. How to Use this book 02br
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00Reading practice02br
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00This part gives students 01u00the opportunity02u00 to bring in all the language items.02br
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00(Here, I feel that this is written to inform others as to how to use this book and the part 'Reading practice' is a subset of its total instructions (or guidance) and 'the opportunity' has 'the' in front because it is saying 'This is 01u00the only opportunity02u00 that I am thinking of and one that you will have once you do this reading practice." -- I am not so sure on this. What is your position?) 0-
  

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12br 12br 101. 12br 12br 10(Here, I feel that 'journey' and 'destination' are used to mean the only journey and destination (in a general sense) and not to mean any specific instances of them. ) 11b 11font 10I understand what you are trying to get across, but I think the sentence could be improved.

  • 12br 12br 101.
  • 12br 12br 10(Here, I feel that 'journey' and 'destination' are used to mean the only journey and destination (in a general sense) and not to mean any specific instances of them.
  • ) 11b 11font 10I understand what you are trying to get across, but I think the sentence could be improved.
  • Possibly: Make the journey as important [or something] as important as the destination12font 12b 12br 12br 102.
  • " -- I am not so sure on this.
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