Hi,
I'll give an example sentence: He saw the badge and the medals on his shirt.
My question is: when we are describing multiple items (in this case, badge and medals), is the second 'the' necessary? If not, is it still ok to have it? Are both forms correct?
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I'll give an example sentence: He saw the badge and the medals on his shirt. My question is: when we are describing multiple items (in this case, badge and medals), is the second 'the' necessary? No If not, is it still ok to have it?
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I'll give an example sentence: He saw the badge and the medals on his shirt.
My question is: when we are describing multiple items (in this case, badge and medals), is the second 'the' necessary? No
If not, is it still ok to have it? Yes
Are both forms correct? Yes. To my mind, saying "the badge and the medals" adds emphasis to th