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Son James Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Omitting an article, IN LINE ???
Please look at the following sentence.
"The seized products will be sent the provincial veterinary unit to be destroyed in line with current regulations,he added".
Why the writer not put an article before "line"? Could you explain to me why it doesn't need an article?
Is this one of such cases like omitting an article in the sentence " I will send the present by express mail"?
Thank you for your answer in advance.
"The seized products will be sent the provincial veterinary unit to be destroyed in line with current regulations,he added".
Why the writer not put an article before "line"? Could you explain to me why it doesn't need an article?
Is this one of such cases like omitting an article in the sentence " I will send the present by express mail"?
Thank you for your answer in advance.
Top answer
"in line with" is a three-word preposition. It is a fixed expression that means "in agreement with" Compare with: I am in a line with my friends to buy a ticket to the show. In this case, it has an entirely different definition.
- "in line with" is a three-word preposition.
- It is a fixed expression that means "in agreement with" Compare with: I am in a line with my friends to buy a ticket to the show.
- In this case, it has an entirely different definition.
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"in line with" is a three-word preposition. It is a fixed expression that means "in agreement with"
Compare with:
I am in a line with my friends to buy a ticket to the show.
In this case, it has an entirely different definition.
Compare with:
I am in a line with my friends to buy a ticket to the show.
In this case, it has an entirely different definition.
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