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Onizo Posted 11 years ago
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Names of planets
The sun
Mercury
Vinus
The earth
Mars
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Why among all the names for planets, do only sun and earth go with "the"?
Thank you.
Mercury
Vinus
The earth
Mars
...
Why among all the names for planets, do only sun and earth go with "the"?
Thank you.
Top answer
Technically, the sun isn't a planet. But we also use the article "the" with our moon. It's probably because the Earth is the only planet we inhabit, the sun is the only start we orbit, and the moon is our only satellite.
- Technically, the sun isn't a planet.
- But we also use the article "the" with our moon.
- It's probably because the Earth is the only planet we inhabit, the sun is the only start we orbit, and the moon is our only satellite.
- But the rules for the use of articles in English are difficult and arcane.
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Technically, the sun isn't a planet. But we also use the article "the" with our moon. It's probably because the Earth is the only planet we inhabit, the sun is the only start we orbit, and the moon is our only satellite.
But the rules for the use of articles in English are difficult and arcane.
But the rules for the use of articles in English are difficult and arcane.
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