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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
On others or on the others?
Hi. Please tell me which is correct. Thank you for your help in advance.
Fictitious scenario: There are six blank cards and a person has to put stickers on five (and not on the remaining one).
Take one out and put stickers on others (or "on the others").
Fictitious scenario: There are six blank cards and a person has to put stickers on five (and not on the remaining one).
Take one out and put stickers on others (or "on the others").
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Take one out and put stickers on the others.
- Take one out and put stickers on the others.
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I'd have a comma in there: Take one out, and put stickers on the others. This helps the reader, who otherwise has to backtrack when he discovers that "and" introduced an independent clause.
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