"Near" vs "the near"
What is the difference in meaning with and without 'the'?
1- Terrorists bombarded a school in Afghanistan. Buildings near it were heavily damaged.
2- Terrorists bombarded a school in Afghanistan. The buildings near it were heavily damaged.
3- Houses near mine are very beautiful.
4- The houses near mine are very beautiful.
Top answer
Those are about the same with or without 'the'. It depends more or less on what the speaker has in mind. Does the speaker have specific buildings or houses in mind?
- Those are about the same with or without 'the'.
- It depends more or less on what the speaker has in mind.
- Does the speaker have specific buildings or houses in mind?
- Then it's with 'the'.
- Does the speaker not know which buildings were damaged or which houses were beautiful — just that there were "some" unidentified ones like that?
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Those are about the same with or without 'the'.
It depends more or less on what the speaker has in mind. Does the speaker have specific buildings or houses in mind? Then it's with 'the'. Does the speaker not know which buildings were damaged or which houses were beautiful — just that there were "some" unidentified ones like that? Then it's without 'the'.
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