Nowadays major cultural events are barely possible without the sponsorship of big companies.
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Please have a look at the sentence below. The intended meaning is just a general statement.
Nowadays major cultural events are barely possible without the sponsorship of big companies.
1) Is this sentence grammatically correct?
2) Especially, what could be a reason to use 'the' before 'sponsorship'? I think that more natural choice is to use the indefinite article.
3) Sometimes I see 'sponsorship' with the zero article - is this possible here?
Top answer
The sentence is correct. It is customary to use 'the' when there is an of -phrase after the noun. This isn't a hard rule, but that pattern probably occurs a lot more than any alternative.
- The sentence is correct.
- It is customary to use 'the' when there is an of -phrase after the noun.
- This isn't a hard rule, but that pattern probably occurs a lot more than any alternative.
- The following examples illustrate the customary patterns; they are not proof that no others are possible.
- Those neglected structures were slated for demolition .
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The sentence is correct.
It is customary to use 'the' when there is an of-phrase after the noun. This isn't a hard rule, but that pattern probably occurs a lot more than any alternative.
The following examples illustrate the customary patterns; they are not proof that no others are possible.
Those neglected structures were slated for demolition.
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