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Tarirotari Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Next and the next

Do the rules of next and the next apply for other than time expressions (i.e. class)?

Example:

This is your homework for next class (next from now).
That was his homework for the next class (the following from that day).

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You need the definitive article "the" in both of your sentences. The next flight to London is departing at 3:00 pm. I'd like to get 2 tickets for the next Ironman show .

  • You need the definitive article "the" in both of your sentences.
  • The next flight to London is departing at 3:00 pm.
  • I'd like to get 2 tickets for the next Ironman show .
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You need the definitive article "the" in both of your sentences.
The next flight to London is departing at 3:00 pm.
I'd like to get 2 tickets for the next Ironman show.

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