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Draque Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
on "the" street
I often see the word "street" is accompanied by "the" as in the sentence below.
> He sold drugs on the streets.
Is it rather idiomatic for "street" to be used with "the"?
Is it OK to add "the" to "street" even if I have no idea which street the speaker is referring to ?
Is it also correct to write "He sold drugs on streets" if I don't know which streets specifically ?
Thanks in advance.
> He sold drugs on the streets.
Is it rather idiomatic for "street" to be used with "the"?
Is it OK to add "the" to "street" even if I have no idea which street the speaker is referring to ?
Is it also correct to write "He sold drugs on streets" if I don't know which streets specifically ?
Thanks in advance.
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draque Is it OK to add "the" to "street" even if I have no idea which street the speaker is referring to ? Yes. When you simply mean outdoors in a city, you can use the phrase "on the street" or "on the streets".
- draque Is it OK to add "the" to "street" even if I have no idea which street the speaker is referring to ?
- Yes.
- When you simply mean outdoors in a city, you can use the phrase "on the street" or "on the streets".
- draque Is it also correct to write "He sold drugs on streets" if I don't know which streets specifically ?
- No, not with the meaning described above.
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draqueIs it OK to add "the" to "street" even if I have no idea which street the speaker is referring to ?Yes. When you simply mean outdoors in a city, you can use the phrase "on the street" or "on the streets".
draqueIs it also correct to write "He sold drugs on streets" if I don't know which streets specifically ?No, not
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tenjingBut we can say,"he used to drugs on streets", right?No. That's not grammatical. I don't even know what it means. I'm not sure what you're trying to say.
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