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Hi. When you have the word "enemy," with the definite article "the" before it, in a sentence like one below, do we have to look at the context to determine whether it is referring to one person or an army (group)? Thank you in advance for your help.
There is the enemy before us.
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anonymous Hi. When you have the word "enemy," with the definite article "the" before it, in a sentence like one below, do we have to look at the context to determine whether it is referring to one person or an army (group)? Thank you in advance for your help.
- anonymous Hi.
- When you have the word "enemy," with the definite article "the" before it, in a sentence like one below, do we have to look at the context to determine whether it is referring to one person or an army (group)?
- Thank you in advance for your help.
- There is the enemy before us.
- Yes.
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anonymousHi. When you have the word "enemy," with the definite article "the" before it, in a sentence like one below, do we have to look at the context to determine whether it is referring to one person or an army (group)? Thank you in advance for your help.
There is the enemy before us.
Yes. You need context to interpret that correctly
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