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Stevenukd Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

NEW YORK

Dear Teachers,

- New York is in the southern America, and it has many urban and rural districts.

- Is this sentence ok to say?

Thanks very much to Teachers,

Stevenukd.
  

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Grammatically, you'll have to leave out the . But besides that, it contains an error of fact. I'd say New York State is in North America, and it has many urban and rural districts.

  • Grammatically, you'll have to leave out the .
  • But besides that, it contains an error of fact.
  • I'd say New York State is in North America, and it has many urban and rural districts.
  • I'd use State so as to avoid confusion with New York City, which is certainly not known for its rural districts, even though it may have some.
  • I don't know for certain.
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Grammatically, you'll have to leave out the. But besides that, it contains an error of fact. I'd say

New York State is in North America, and it has many urban and rural districts.

I'd use State so as to avoid confusion with New York City, which is certainly not known for its rural districts, even though it may have some. I don't know for certain.

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