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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Preposition:

Sentence: There should be a/the facility to omit certain numbers from the Do Not Call service.

Question: Which preposition shall come in the sentence, a or the?

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Sentence: There should be a/the facility to omit certain numbers from the Do Not Call service/registry. Question: Which preposition should come in the sentence, a or the ? Thanks and regards

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  • Sentence: There should be a/the facility to omit certain numbers from the Do Not Call service/registry.
  • Question: Which preposition should come in the sentence, a or the ?
  • Thanks and regards
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Sentence: There should be a/the facility to omit certain numbers from the Do Not Call service/registry.


Question: Which preposition should come in the sentence, a or the?


Thanks and regards
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Either articlewill do.Emotion: wink

CB
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Hi

You can say either a facility or the facility depending upon the structure of the sentence and even though the noun "facility" may not be the best choice to convey the real meaning of your sentence.

The word "facility" has slowly encroached upon the meaning of the word "ability".

Apparently, you want to omit certain numbers from the Do Not Call registry.

Woul
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Please try not to post the same question twice.

A and The are articles, not prepositions.

Please see the previous answers to your question.
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I've merged the two threads.
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It seems like "the" is not the correct choice based on the OP question. There should be - suggests not existing, or unknown. Therefore, finite article seems likely the best choice.

There should be a protocol in place for building evacuations in case of emergency. (someone asked why there was no siren for evacuation).

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